Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2013 Oct;19(10):1208-10.
doi: 10.1038/nm.3367.

To B or not to B--that is the question for myocardial infarction

Nancy D Kim  1 , Andrew D Luster
Affiliations
Comment

To B or not to B--that is the question for myocardial infarction

Nancy D Kim et al. Nat Med. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

After myocardial infarction (MI), circulating B cells produce the chemokine Ccl7, which mobilizes inflammatory monocytes from the bone marrow into the blood, after which they are then recruited to the injured heart, a new study shows. B cell depletion after MI limits myocardial injury and improves heart function, suggesting a new approach for the management of acute MI (pages 1273–1280).

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Nat Immunol. 2006 Mar;7(3):311-7 - PubMed
    1. Science. 2012 Feb 3;335(6068):597-601 - PubMed
    1. J Exp Med. 2007 Nov 26;204(12):3037-47 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Invest. 2007 Apr;117(4):902-9 - PubMed
    1. Nat Rev Immunol. 2006 May;6(5):394-403 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources