Parvovirus B19-induced vascular damage in the heart is associated with elevated circulating endothelial microparticles.

Katrin BachelierSusanne BiehlViktoria SchwarzIngrid KindermannReinhard KandolfMartina SauterChristian UkenaAli YilmazKaren SliwaClaus-Thomas BockKarin KlingelMichael Böhm

Published in: PloS one (2017)

EMP subpopulations are different in B19V+ myocarditis in humans and transgenic B19V mice reflecting vascular damage. EMP profiles might permit differentiation between endothelial-cell-mediated diseases like myocardial B19V infection and other causes of myocarditis.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
high glucose
oxidative stress
diabetic rats
heart failure
left ventricular
high fat diet induced
atrial fibrillation
type diabetes
vascular endothelial growth factor
adipose tissue
stress induced