Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 389720, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/389720
Research Article

Effects of Methotrexate on Plasma Cytokines and Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Postmyocarditis Rats

Zhengang Zhang,1,2,3 Pei Zhao,1 Aihua Li,1 Xiaolei Lv,1 Yang Gao,1 Hongguang Sun,4 Yongling Ding,5 and Jian Liu6

1Department of Cardiovascular Disease, The First People's Hospital of Yangzhou, 45 Taizhou Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China
2Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yangzhou University, 11 Huaihai Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China
3Cardiovascular Institute Southeast University at Yangzhou, 45 Taizhou Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China
4Department of Ultrasonography, The First People's Hospital of Yangzhou, 45 Taizhou Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China
5Department of Pathology, The First People's Hospital of Yangzhou, 45 Taizhou Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China
6Central Lab, The First People's Hospital of Yangzhou, 45 Taizhou Road, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225001, China

Received 6 February 2009; Revised 5 May 2009; Accepted 5 August 2009

Academic Editor: Tânia Fröde

Copyright © 2009 Zhengang Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Zhengang Zhang, Pei Zhao, Aihua Li, et al., “Effects of Methotrexate on Plasma Cytokines and Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Postmyocarditis Rats,” Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 2009, Article ID 389720, 9 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/389720