Determinants of interleukin-12 in stable ischaemic heart disease

ConclusionThe results suggest that, contrary to the hypothesis, IL-12 was associated inversely with plasma levels of two known risk factors of coronary atherosclerosis (triglycerides, homocysteine) in stable, statin-medicated IHD patients. The lack of association of IL-12 with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the number of inflammatory cells in blood suggests that moderately elevated IL-12 did not imply ongoing systemic inflammation in these patients. Although increased IL-12 production is a sign of proinflammatory activity, it was associated directly with the plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration. Overall, moderately elevated plasma IL-12 concentration may even be a good sign in stable IHD patients.
Source: Cardiovascular Endocrinology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Original articles Source Type: research