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MI-derived alarmins activate B cells to accelerate atherosclerosis

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Published in 2021 at "Nature Reviews Cardiology"

DOI: 10.1038/s41569-021-00515-6

Abstract: Alarmins released by infarcted myocardium stimulate B cells to differentiate into antibody-producing plasma cells, which then remotely drive the progression of atherosclerosis by producing autoantibodies that accumulate in pre-existing atherosclerotic plaques, increasing local inflammation and… read more here.

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