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The role of interleukin-6 trans-signalling on cardiovascular dysfunction in inflammatory arthritis
Rheumatology, Volume: 60, Issue: 6, Pages: 2852 - 2861
Swansea University Authors:
Julian Halcox, Libby Ellins
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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa725
Abstract
Cardiovascular (CV) mortality in RA patients is 50% higher than in the general population. There is increasing recognition that systemic inflammation is a major driver of this. IL-6 is implicated in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population but its role in CVD in RA is undefined. Of the...
| Published in: | Rheumatology |
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| ISSN: | 1462-0324 1462-0332 |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55470 |
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Cardiovascular (CV) mortality in RA patients is 50% higher than in the general population. There is increasing recognition that systemic inflammation is a major driver of this. IL-6 is implicated in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population but its role in CVD in RA is undefined. Of the two modes of IL-6 signalling, trans-signalling is pro-inflammatory whereas classical signalling is linked with inflammation resolution. This study examines the role of IL-6 trans-signalling in CVD in a mouse model and patients with RA. |
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| Keywords: |
RA, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, experimental arthritis |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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6 |
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2852 |
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2861 |