| Literature DB >> 21377378 |
Zhi Li1, Amy E Bryant, Stephanie M Hamilton, Clifford R Bayer, Yongsheng Ma, Dennis L Stevens.
Abstract
Some patients with Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (StrepTSS) develop a unique form of cardiomyopathy characterized by global hypokinesia and reduced cardiac index. Here we investigated the immune responses of cardiomyocytes to Group A Streptococcus both in vivo and in vitro. Our data demonstrate that cardiomyocyte-derived cytokines are produced following both direct GAS stimulation and after exposure to GAS-activated inflammatory cells. These locally produced, cardiomyocyte-derived cytokines may mediate cardiac contractile dysfunction observed in patients with StrepTSS-associated cardiomyopathy and may hold the key to our ability to attenuate this severe complication. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21377378 PMCID: PMC3086889 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.02.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytokine ISSN: 1043-4666 Impact factor: 3.861