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Elevated Interleukin-38 Level Associates with Clinical Response to Atorvastatin in Patients with Hyperlipidemia
Author(s) -
Ning Yang,
Yanqiu Song,
Bo Dong,
Yang Li,
Lu Kou,
Jingyu Yang,
Qin Qin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000493029
Subject(s) - hyperlipidemia , medicine , atorvastatin , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , endocrinology , inflammation , interleukin , tumor necrosis factor alpha , immunology , cytokine , in vitro , biology , diabetes mellitus , biochemistry
Hyperlipidemia is a risk factor for various cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. And it is tightly related to chronic inflammation. Interleukin-38 (IL-38) represents a new member of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Thus we studied the important role of IL-38 in hyperlipidemia development and treatment.

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