Interleukin-7-mediated inflammation in unstable angina: Possible role of chemokines and platelets

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2670-2676

  Damås, Jan Kristian ^a   Wæhre, Torgun ^a   Yndestad, Arne ^a   Otterdal, Kari ^a   Hognestad, Aina ^a   Solum, Nils Olav ^a   Gullestad, Lars ^a   Frøland, Stig S ^a   Aukrust, Pål ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Angina; Immunology; Inflammation; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHEMOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 7; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; STATINE DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0038241920     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000070542.18001.87     Document Type: Article

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