Does a myocardial infarction boost your (B cell) memory?

Monaco C., Cole J.

Graphical abstract Establishment of an autoreactive B cell memory after myocardial infarction: a working hypothesis. The demise of cardiac cells leads to the release of cryptoantigens that induce a humoral immune response that leads to accumulation of immunoglobulins in plaques and eventually amplifies atherogenesis at remote sites.

DOI

10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa1059

Type

Journal article

Journal

Eur Heart J

Publication Date

01/03/2021

Volume

42

Pages

948 - 950

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