Why the study?
Are specific autoantibodies associated with susceptibility to Coxsackievirus B3-induced myocarditis in mice?
Population
Mouse strains susceptible and non-susceptible to immunopathic myocarditis after infection with…
Comparison
Infection with Coxsackievirus B3 (CB3) vs Comparison between susceptible and…
Design
Preclinical
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IgG cardiac myosin autoantibodies may mark autoimmune myocarditis susceptibility in mice; hypothesis-generating for human serologic markers.
Are specific autoantibodies associated with susceptibility to Coxsackievirus B3-induced myocarditis in mice?
Heart-specific myosin autoantibodies (IgG) are found exclusively in mouse strains that develop immunopathic myocarditis after Coxsackievirus B3 infection, serving as a potential serologic marker for autoimmune heart disease.
Neu et al. (1987) studied this question.
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