... pro-inflammatory cytokines in models of myocardial ischemia, burn and sepsis [17,18] Studies done by Barber et al, have pointed to cardiomyocytes as the source of those cytokines [3] This study by Barber ... exacerbating cardiac contraction and relaxation deficits produced by any one inflammatory cytokine [17] Studies by Finnerty et al have recently shown that circulating IL-17 levels are increased early after ... burn-induced cardiac dysfunction J Immunol 2007, 178(12):7902-7910 13 Zhang JP, Ying X, Liang WY, Luo ZH, Yang ZC, Huang YS, Wang WC: Apoptosis in cardiac myocytes during the early stage after severe...