Open AccessROLE OF THE TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR β1 IN THE GENESIS OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
Author(s) -
Т. В. Левкович,
T. P. Pronko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
žurnal grodnenskogo gosudarstvennogo medicinskogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-0109
pISSN - 2221-8785
DOI - 10.25298/2221-8785-2021-19-1-16-22
Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , transforming growth factor , cytokine , arterial wall , medicine , transforming growth factor beta , cardiology , blood pressure
Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) is an actively studied cytokine with rather contradictory effects. The article systematizes and summarizes the scientific data on TGFβ1 and its role in the development and progression of arterial hypertension, with an emphasis on arterial stiffness.