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Deficiency of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 is protective against the prothrombotic effects of interleukin-1β.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Dec 2015
Wang H, Kleiman K, Wang J, Luo W, Guo C, Eitzman D T
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BACKGROUND: Proinflammatory cytokines are associated with cardiovascular diseases, including acute and recurrent myocardial infarction. However, the causal role of cytokines in thrombotic complications of atherosclerosis remains unclear. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is currently being targeted in a human clinical trial for the prevention of ischemic events. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to test the...
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