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Transsignaling of Interleukin-6 Crucially Contributes to Atherosclerosis in Mice
Author(s) -
Harald Schuett,
René Oestreich,
Georg H. Waetzig,
Wijtske Annema,
Maren Luchtefeld,
Anja Hillmer,
Udo Bavendiek,
Johann von Felden,
Dimitar Divchev,
Tibor Kempf,
Kai C. Wollert,
Dirk Seegert,
Stefan RoseJohn,
Uwe J.F. Tietge,
Bernhard Schieffer,
Karsten Grote
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.111.229435
Subject(s) - interleukin , immunology , medicine , inflammation , interleukin 2 , biology , cytokine
Transsignaling of interleukin (IL)-6 is a central pathway in the pathogenesis of disorders associated with chronic inflammation, such as Crohn disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory colon cancer. Notably, IL-6 also represents an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in humans and is crucially involved in vascular inflammatory processes.

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