Elevated Plasma IL-37, IL-18, and IL-18BP Concentrations in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

• Main Authors: Qingwei Ji (Author), Qiutang Zeng (Author), Ying Huang (Author), Ying Shi (Author), Yingzhong Lin (Author), Zhengde Lu (Author), Kai Meng (Author), Bangwei Wu (Author), Kunwu Yu (Author), Meng Chai (Author), Yuyang Liu (Author), Yujie Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. More recently, evidence showed that the novel anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin- (IL-) 37 was expressed in the foam-like cells of atherosclerotic coronary and carotid artery plaques, suggesting that IL-37 is involved in atherosclerosis-related diseases. However, the plasma levels of...