IL-33 in murine abdominal aortic aneurysm: a novel inflammatory mediator awaiting clinical translation

Shirling Tsai^{1

2}, Xunde Xian³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
² Surgical Services, VA North Texas Health Care Systems, Dallas, TX, USA.
³ Department of Molecular Genetics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

Editorial

Shirling Tsai et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;11(6):2181-2184.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.20.

Shirling Tsai^{1

2}, Xunde Xian³

¹ Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
² Surgical Services, VA North Texas Health Care Systems, Dallas, TX, USA.
³ Department of Molecular Genetics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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