Inflammatory cytokines in atherosclerosis: Current therapeutic approaches

European Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 1723-1735

  Tousoulis, DImitris ^a   Oikonomou, Evangelos ^a   Economou, Evangelos K ^a   Crea, Filippo ^b   Kaski, Juan Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Atherosclerosis; Cytokines; Inflammation; Interleukins; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CANAKINUMAB; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12 ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 17 ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 ANTIBODY; JANUS KINASE 1; METHOTREXATE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; INFLAMMATION;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION;

EID: 84976407082     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv759     Document Type: Review

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