Inflammatory status and severity of disease in dengue patients are associated with lipoprotein alterations.

INTRODUCTION:The triggering of severe dengue has been associated with an exacerbated inflammatory process characterized by the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β/IL-18, which are the product of inflammasome activation. Furthermore, alteration in the levels of high-density (HDL) a...

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Main Authors: Damariz Marin-Palma, Cherilyn M Sirois, Silvio Urcuqui-Inchima, Juan C Hernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214245