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Coronary Progenitor Cells and Soluble Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Prognosis after Coronary Angioplasty
Published on: January 28, 2020
Pro-inflammatory cytokines in acute coronary syndromes: from bench to bedside
Dimitris Tousoulis1, Charalambos Antoniades, Nikolaos Koumallos
11st Cardiology Unit, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece. tousouli@med.uoa.gr
Abstract:
Cytokines are produced in a variety of tissues and regulate the expression of a number of inflammatory molecules, leading to destabilization and finally rupture of vulnerable atheromatic plaques. They also participate in the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) by direct effects on myocardial contractility and apoptosis. At a clinical level, circulating cytokines have a prognostic role since they are useful markers predicting future coronary events in patients with advanced atherosclerosis and in patients after ACS.
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