Hyperglycemic myocardial damage is mediated by proinflammatory cytokine: macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

BACKGROUND:Diabetes has been regarded as an inflammatory condition which is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). The purpose of this study was to examine the expression levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) in...

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Main Authors: Xi-Yong Yu, Hong-Mei Chen, Jia-Liang Liang, Qiu-Xiong Lin, Hong-Hong Tan, Yong-Heng Fu, Xiao-Ying Liu, Zhi-Xin Shan, Xiao-Hong Li, Hua-Zhang Yang, Min Yang, Yangxin Li, Shu-Guang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3026813?pdf=render