A 'reset' of regulatory T-cells reverses chronic heart failure in mouse model

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) A severe heart attack, however, can cause chronic and sustained inflammation that leads to heart failure and death. In mouse experiments, scientists now have shown a way to hit an immunological 'reset button' that ends that inappropriately sustained inflammation. This reset reverses the pathologic enlargement and pumping failure of the heart, and it suggests a therapeutic approach to treating human heart failure.

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