Key result
Human cardiac myosin and its pathogenic S2 fragment peptides directly stimulated human TLRs 2 and 8 and activated human monocytes to release proinflammatory cytokines.
Why the study?
Does human cardiac myosin stimulate innate immune responses through TLRs in human monocytes?
Does human cardiac myosin stimulate innate immune responses through TLRs in human monocytes?
Human cardiac myosin acts as an endogenous ligand for TLRs 2 and 8, providing a novel mechanism linking innate and adaptive immunity in myocardial inflammation.
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May implicate cardiac myosin in TLR-driven myocardial inflammation; hypothesis-generating and requires clinical validation before any therapeutic consideration.
Zhang et al. (2009) studied Autoimmune attack on the heart. Human cardiac myosin (HCM) and S2 fragment peptides was evaluated on Stimulation of human TLRs 2 and 8 and activation of human monocytes to release proinflammatory cytokines. Human cardiac myosin and its pathogenic S2 fragment peptides directly stimulated human TLRs 2 and 8 and activated human monocytes to release proinflammatory cytokines.
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