Vascular Inflammation and Dysfunction in Lupus-Prone Mice-IL-6 as Mediator of Disease Initiation

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease and patients are under an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality. The increased CV risk for patients with SLE seems to be caused by a premature and accelerated atherosclerosis, attributab...

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Main Authors: Paul Marczynski, Myriam Meineck, Ning Xia, Huige Li, Daniel Kraus, Wilfried Roth, Tamara Möckel, Simone Boedecker, Andreas Schwarting, Julia Weinmann-Menke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/5/2291