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Interleukin-16 Promotes Cardiac Fibrosis and Myocardial Stiffening in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

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2013

Year

Shunsuke Tamaki, Toshiaki Mano, Yasushi Sakata, Tomohito Ohtani, Yasuharu Takeda, Daisuke Kamimura, Yosuke Omori, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Yukitoshi Ikeya, Mari Kawai,
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Our data indicate that IL-16 is a mediator of LV myocardial fibrosis and stiffening in HFpEF, and that the blockade of IL-16 could be a possible therapeutic option for HFpEF.

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