Alternatively activated M2 macrophages increase in early stages of experimental autoimmune myocarditis in Lewis rats
2013
Oh, H., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea | Ahn, M., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea | Matsumoto, Y., Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan | Shin, T., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea
To better understand the role of macrophages in early stages of experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM), we compared the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and arginase-1, markers for classically activated M1 and alternatively activated M2 macrophages, respectively, in the hearts of EAM-affected and control rats. Immunohistochemical evidence revealed that both iNOS-positive and arginase 1-positive macrophages were found in EAM lesions, while some cells were co-localized with both markers. This finding suggests that the increased level of arginase-1, which is partly from M2 macrophages, contributes to the modulation of EAM, possibly through the reduction of nitric oxide in the lesion.
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