The potential role of inflammation in cryptogenic stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: Endothelial dysfunction assessed by increased level of ADMA affects the inflammatory state in patients with cryptogenic stroke. Increase in the inflammatory cytokine IL-6 by 1 pg/ml almost doubles the risk of stroke.
PMID: 31260841 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Advances in Medical Sciences - June 27, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Gąsiorek P, Banach M, Sakowicz A, Głąbiński A, Sosnowska B, Maciejewski M, Bielecka-Dabrowa A Tags: Adv Med Sci Source Type: research