Specific ablation of CD4<sup>+</sup> T-cells promotes heart regeneration in juvenile mice
Jiatao Li, Liang Cai, Yi Yang, Xiuzhen Huang, Mao Ying Han, Xisheng Li, Vicken W. Chan, Kathleen S. Chan, Di Liu, Zhan-Peng Huang, Bin Zhou, Kathy O. Lui
Abstract
T-cells play a distinct role in the regulation of heart regeneration and repair during development.
Topics & Concepts
CD8Regeneration (biology)Cell biologyT cellBiologyApoptosisInternal medicineImmunologyMedicineAndrologyMolecular biologyImmune systemBiochemistryCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingCongenital heart defects researchTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine