Anti-inflammatory cytokines in subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Some studies have shown correlations between selected proinflammatory factors and carotid atherosclerosis. It has not been established whether anti-inflammatory cytokines are associated with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), an ultrasound surrogate marker of atherosclerosis. Therefore, the authors studied the relationship between the carotid IMT and serum levels of interleukin (IL)-10 and transforming growth factor-beta1 in 76 subjects. They discovered that lower IL-10 levels were associated with increased mean IMT in common carotid arteries.
Medical subject headings
- Atherosclerosis
- Carotid Arteries
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Interleukin-10
- Transforming Growth Factor beta