Distinct systemic cytokine networks in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis

Abstract Inflammatory processes are crucial in atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis. This study aimed to identify a cytokine-pattern that is associated with plaque-vulnerability or symptomatic state in comprehensively investigated patients with symptomatic (sCS) and asymptomatic carotid stenosis (aC...

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Main Authors: Ricarda D. Stauss, Gerrit M. Grosse, Lavinia Neubert, Christine S. Falk, Danny Jonigk, Mark P. Kühnel, Maria M. Gabriel, Ramona Schuppner, Ralf Lichtinghagen, Mathias Wilhelmi, Karin Weissenborn, Claudia Schrimpf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78941-8