… the proinflammatory cytokine IL—6 and the presence of atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries
… Less consistent relations to our measures of atherosclerosis were observed for MCP— l, lL…

… respect to carotid artery disease. Patients underwent serial carotid ultrasound investigations
… ), with measurement of carotid flow velocities and categorization of carotid arteries as 0% to …

… proinflammatory factors and carotid atherosclerosis. It has not been established whether
anti-inflammatory cytokines are associated with carotid … marker of atherosclerosis. Therefore, the …

… between salivary inflammatory cytokines and periodontal disease and carotid … salivary
inflammatory cytokines were associated with both periodontal disease and carotid atherosclerosis…

… effect on inflammation and should be inversely correlated with related inflammatory cytokines.
… In addition to the negative regulation of miRNA-146, the inflammatory cytokines of CAS …

… 24], all of which showed some association with carotid atherosclerosis. Of great interest was
the fact that IL-6, a master proinflammatory cytokine, was reproducibly shown to be higher in …

… resulting in increased secretion of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL) 1, IL-6,
and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α [5, 6]. Inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress play an …

… with carotid atherosclerosis attending the Department of Surgical Sciences at the University
Sapienza, Rome (Table 1). Echo-colour Doppler images to diagnose atherosclerotic disease …

… Inflammation in carotid atherosclerotic plaque is linked to plaque rupture and … expressed
by Th1 lymphocytes induces macrophages to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-…

… the role of cytokines and the way these molecules act and interact to initiate and sustain
inflammation in the microenvironment of an atherosclerotic plaque. Cytokines are expressed by …