Serum Interleukin-15 Concentration in Patients With Essential Hypertension
Author(s) -
Masaharu Kaibe,
Mitsuru Ohishi,
Nobuyuki Ito,
Yuan Ma,
Toshiyuki Takagi,
Minako TERAI,
Yuji Tatara,
N KOMAI,
Hiromi Rakugi,
Takehide Ogihara
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.02.014
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , disease , interleukin , artery , inflammation , vascular disease , interleukin 6 , gastroenterology , pathology , immunology , cardiology , cytokine
Interleukin (IL)-15 is one of the cytokines produced by neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages, and its expression is found immunohistochemically in inflammatory cells adjacent to vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. However, the influence of systemic IL-15 on cardiovascular disease is still unclear. Therefore, we designed clinical investigations to clarify the relationship between cardiovascular complications and serum IL-15 levels.
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