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A 70-year-old man underwent cardiac surgery including left atrial appendage closure. A pigtail catheter was inserted into the pericardial sac because of delayed tamponade. Removal of the catheter was planned f...
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Open AccessDifferent actions of endothelin-1 on chemokine production in rat cultured astrocytes: reduction of CX3CL1/fractalkine and an increase in CCL2/MCP-1 and CXCL1/CINC-1
Chemokines are involved in many pathological responses of the brain. Astrocytes produce various chemokines in brain disorders, but little is known about the factors that regulate astrocytic chemokine productio...
