TGF-β Signalling Regulates Cytokine Production in Inflammatory Cardiac Macrophages during Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Mice
4.2. Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis
4.3. Histology
4.4. Cell Sorting
4.5. Bulk RNA Sequencing
4.6. Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages
4.7. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
4.8. Statistical Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tkacz, K.; Rolski, F.; Stefańska, M.; Węglarczyk, K.; Szatanek, R.; Siedlar, M.; Kania, G.; Błyszczuk, P. TGF-β Signalling Regulates Cytokine Production in Inflammatory Cardiac Macrophages during Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 5579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25115579
Tkacz K, Rolski F, Stefańska M, Węglarczyk K, Szatanek R, Siedlar M, Kania G, Błyszczuk P. TGF-β Signalling Regulates Cytokine Production in Inflammatory Cardiac Macrophages during Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(11):5579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25115579
Chicago/Turabian StyleTkacz, Karolina, Filip Rolski, Monika Stefańska, Kazimierz Węglarczyk, Rafał Szatanek, Maciej Siedlar, Gabriela Kania, and Przemysław Błyszczuk. 2024. "TGF-β Signalling Regulates Cytokine Production in Inflammatory Cardiac Macrophages during Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 11: 5579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25115579
APA StyleTkacz, K., Rolski, F., Stefańska, M., Węglarczyk, K., Szatanek, R., Siedlar, M., Kania, G., & Błyszczuk, P. (2024). TGF-β Signalling Regulates Cytokine Production in Inflammatory Cardiac Macrophages during Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(11), 5579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25115579