Immune modulation in heart failure: Past challenges and future hopes

Jose H. Flores-Arredondo; Gerardo García-Rivas; Guillermo Torre-Amione

doi:10.1007/s11897-010-0044-2

Immune modulation in heart failure: Past challenges and future hopes

Jose H. Flores-Arredondo, Gerardo García-Rivas, Guillermo Torre-Amione

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Abstract

Immune-modulation therapy has had great success in various inflammatory diseases. Despite the promising results of preliminary studies in anti-tumor necrosis factor-α therapies, large randomized studies have lacked positive clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure. These results have led to the idea that therapies directed toward specific inflammatory mediators may not be the answer and lead us toward the development of novel anti-inflammatory strategies that may involve a broader spectrum of inflammatory mediators. Therapeutic plasma exchange has been demonstrated as a safe treatment, and preliminary outcomes led us to develop new treatment schemes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	28-37
Number of pages	10
Journal	Current heart failure reports
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-010-0044-2
State	Published - Mar 2011

Keywords

Cytokines
Heart failure
Immune modulation
Interleukin-1
Interleukin-6
Intravenous immunoglobulin
Neurohormonal
Therapeutic plasma exchange
Tumor necrosis factor-α

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology (medical)
Emergency Medicine

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