Elevated Circulating Interleukin-27 in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Is Associated with Dendritic Cells, Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein, and Severity of Coronary Artery Stenosis

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory disease mainly caused by atherosclerosis. The aims of this study were to investigate the role of interleukin-27 (IL-27) in patients with CAD and the severity of coronary artery lesions, which was evaluated by Gensini score and...

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Main Authors: Wen Jin, Yiqiao Zhao, Wen Yan, Longxing Cao, Weiwei Zhang, Ming Wang, Ting Zhang, Qiang Fu, Zhiliang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/506283