Mast Cell Deficient W/W Mice Have Lower Serum IL-6 and Less Cardiac Tissue Necrosis Than Their Normal Littermates FOllowing Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion

Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury complicates all forms of coronary artery revascularization. Circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been implicated in cell death following a variety of stimuli.