IL 6 but not TNF is linked to coronary artery calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease.

CONCLUSIONS: IL-6 and CS were significantly associated with 5-year risk of all-cause mortality in CKD patients. Our study suggests an involvement of chronic inflammation linked to coronary artery calcification that is likely to contribute to the cardiovascular mortality in patients with impaired renal function. PMID: 30991230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30991230?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cytokine - April 12, 2019 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Kamińska J, Stopiński M, Mucha K, Jędrzejczak A, Gołębiowski M, Niewczas MA, Pączek L, Foroncewicz B Tags: Cytokine Source Type: research