Increased Expression of Interleukin-18 mRNA is Associated with Carotid Artery Stenosis

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Arapi B., Bayoglu B., CENGİZ M., DİRİCAN A., Deser S. B., Junusbekov Y., ...Daha Fazla

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.250-255, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0323
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.250-255
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Carotid artery, gene expression, interleukin-18, interleukin-18-binding protein, stenosis, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, IL-18 PRODUCTION, ADRENAL-CORTEX, DISEASE, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, POLYMORPHISMS, CYTOKINE, PROMOTER, RECEPTOR, MARKERS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Carotid artery stenosis is the atherosclerotic narrowing of the proximal internal carotid artery and one of the primary causes of stroke. Elevated expression of the pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-18 has been demonstrated in human atherosclerotic plaques.