P4.9 ENDOTHELIN-1 IS LINKED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND INTERLEUKIN-6 IN BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN: THE SABPA STUDY

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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Main Authors: Christine Du Plooy, Ruan Kruger, Carina Mels, Hugo Huisman*
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2015-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930599/view

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