Role of Adaptive Immunity in the Development and Progression of Heart Failure: New Evidence
Heart failure (HF) is considered the endpoint of a variety of cardiac diseases, which are the leading cause of death in adults and considered a growing pandemic worldwide. Independent of the initial form of cardiac injury, there is evidence linking the involvement of the immune system. In HF there is evidence of the participation of TH1, and TH17 cells, which account for sustained pathological chronic inflammation, cell migration, and the induction of specific pathological phenotypes of mononuclear cells.
Source: Archives of Medical Research - Category: Research Authors: Luis S ánchez-Trujillo, Eduardo Vázquez-Garza, Elena C. Castillo, Gerardo García-Rivas, Guillermo Torre-Amione Tags: Review Article Source Type: research