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Does volume-overload congestive heart failure alter the expression and receptor binding of MCP-1 in a rat model?
Does volume-overload congestive heart failure alter the expression and receptor binding of MCP-1 in a rat model?
In a rat model of volume-overload heart failure, MCP-1 expression is upregulated and receptor binding is decreased in proportion to disease severity, suggesting a role in progressive cardiac decompensation.
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MCP-1 upregulation tracks CHF severity in this rat model; leaves open its causal role or therapeutic targeting in human heart failure.
Behr et al. (2000) studied this question.
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