P4.9 ENDOTHELIN-1 IS LINKED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND INTERLEUKIN-6 IN BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN: THE SABPA STUDY
Up-regulation of ET-1 activates inflammatory cells such as macrophages that release pro-inflammatory mediators such interleukin-6 which promote vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, leading to arterial stiffness. Included in this study were 194 black and 197 white South-Africans. Cardi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930599/view |