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Published on: August 13, 2013
LAP+ Treg is a better biomarker than total Treg in viral myocarditis
Xinggang Wang1, Junbo Ge1, Ruizhen Chen1
1Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Viral Heart Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Latency associated peptide (LAP) is a protein expressed on the membrane of some regulatory T cells (Treg). LAP+ Treg have a greater immunomodulatory effect than that of their negative counterparts. In this study, we presented the data on the proportion of LAP+ Treg out of CD4+ cells in mice with viral myocarditis, which we believed was more sensitive and specific than that of the ratio of total Treg in CD4+ cells. Comparing with the previously recognized total Treg, LAP+ Treg was a better biomarker on myocardial inflammation.
Latency associated peptide (LAP) is a protein expressed on the membrane of some regulatory T cells (Treg). LAP+ Treg have a greater immunomodulatory effect than that of their negative counterparts. In this study, we presented the data on the proportion of LAP+ Treg out of CD4+ cells in mice with viral myocarditis, which we believed was more sensitive and specific than that of the ratio of total Treg in CD4+ cells. Comparing with the previously recognized total Treg, LAP+ Treg was a better biomarker on myocardial inflammation.
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