Cetirizine a histamine H1 receptor antagonist improves viral myocarditis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We showed that mast cells played a critical role in the progression of heart failure induced by pressure overload and viral myocarditis in mice. In this study, we investigated the effect of cetirizine, a selective H1 receptor antagon...

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Main Authors: Yamamoto Kanjo, Matsumori Akira, Shimada Miho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/7/1/39