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Increased atherosclerotic lesion formation and vascular leukocyte accumulation in renal impairment are mediated by interleukin-17A.
Circulation research - 27 Sept 2013
Ge Shuwang, Hertel Barbara, Koltsova Ekaterina K, Sörensen-Zender Inga, Kielstein Jan T, Ley Klaus, Haller Hermann, von Vietinghoff Sibylle
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RATIONALE: Atherosclerosis is a major cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease. Chronic inflammation of the arterial wall including invasion, proliferation, and differentiation of leukocytes is important in atherosclerotic lesion development. How atherosclerotic inflammation is alte...
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