Endocrine Abstracts

Cytokines play a role in cardiovascular diseases by inducing inflammation, cell proliferation and apoptosis. It is well known that activated macrophages are one of the main sources of inflammatory cytokines. Previous studies have shown that the cells found in the vascular wall produce various kind of cytokines which are involved in cardiovascular diseases. It has been reported that some cytokines (IL-6, IL-8) are increased in acute coronary syndrome. The results of some other ...