We assessed the effect of novel immunotherapeutic heat-killed bacterial (Actinomycetales) preparations on the development of myointimal hyperplasia (MIH) in a rat carotid balloon trauma model and the effect on the immune response by measuring the expression of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma; (Th1) and interleukin 4 (IL-4; Th2).
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Hyperplasia