Role of interleukin-17 and interleukin-17-induced cytokines interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in unstable coronary artery disease
S Hashmi, QT Zeng - Coronary artery disease, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease and interleukins are
considered to play a key role in the chronic vascular inflammatory response that is typical of
atherosclerosis. The serum levels of several of these cytokines have been found to positively
correlate with coronary arterial disease and its sequelae. Aim The aim of our study was to
evaluate the levels of a comparatively new cytokine IL-17, in patients with stable and
unstable coronary artery disease in order to assess whether unstable coronary artery …
considered to play a key role in the chronic vascular inflammatory response that is typical of
atherosclerosis. The serum levels of several of these cytokines have been found to positively
correlate with coronary arterial disease and its sequelae. Aim The aim of our study was to
evaluate the levels of a comparatively new cytokine IL-17, in patients with stable and
unstable coronary artery disease in order to assess whether unstable coronary artery …
