
Recombinant Mouse β-Defensin 3 Protects against Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis in Mice
Author(s) -
Yan Jiang,
Rongjin Zhu,
Li Luo,
Qiuju Mu,
Yining Zhu,
Hong Luo,
Xijun Zou,
Xiangchun Shen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000442588
Subject(s) - myocarditis , microbiology and biotechnology , lactate dehydrogenase , in vivo , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cd8 , creatine kinase , biology , medicine , chemistry , immunology , endocrinology , antigen , biochemistry , enzyme
To investigate the protective effect of recombinant mouse β-defensin 3 (rMBD3) against coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-induced myocarditis in mice.