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A glossary of circulating cytokines in chronic heart failure
Author(s) -
Adamopoulos Stamatis,
Parissis John T.,
Kremastinos Dimitrios Th.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european journal of heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.149
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1879-0844
pISSN - 1388-9842
DOI - 10.1016/s1388-9842(01)00156-8
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , glossary , pathophysiology , cytokine , immunology , proinflammatory cytokine , inflammation , philosophy , linguistics
Recent studies have emphasized the importance of biologically active molecules, termed cytokines, in the development and progression of the syndrome of chronic heart failure. This article summarizes a glossary of major cytokines and other cytokine‐related inflammatory factors implicated in the pathophysiology of chronic heart failure, describing the source of their synthesis and factors regulating their secretion and analyzing their biologic effects on the cardiovascular system.