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Figure 5

From: Aortic dissection associated with cogans's syndrome: deleterious loss of vascular structural integrity is associated with GM-CSF overstimulation in macrophages and smooth muscle cells

Figure 5

Expression of the GM-CSF system. A: Our data show a strong expression of GM-CSF at the intima-media border (arrows indicate areas with profound vascularization). B: RT-analyses revealed that not only GM-CSF but also its receptor subunits - the common receptor untit GM-CSF-receptor ß (GM-Rß) and both (-Subunits (GM-Ra1 and GM-Ra2) - are upregulated in CSx compared with controls (ctrl).

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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