title: Chronic inflammation reduces cardiac relative telomere length without altering left ventricular chamber function.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovasular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.affiliation: Cardiovasular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Gavin R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.affiliation: Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Lois M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Harden
authors.affiliation: Cardiovasular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Woodiwiss
authors.affiliation: Cardiovasular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: richard.brooksbank@wits.ac.za.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brooksbank
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007249:Inflammation / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D016615:Telomere / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology*; D059505:Telomere Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Chamber function; Inflammation; LV dilatation; Telomere length