Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Increases Inflammation - Chemokine Modulation Suppresses Activation of Leukocytes Isolated after Ablation.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients undergoing AF ablation have significantly increased inflammatory markers. Inhibition of chemokine signaling, but not serine proteases, reduced activation of monocytes isolated from patients, in vitro. Targeting chemokines has potential for reducing post-ablation activation of circulating leukocytes. PMID: 28925907 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders Drug Targets - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets Source Type: research