Cytokine Milieu Tends Toward Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes

It has been postulated that type 2 diabetes is a manifestation of the inflammatory host response (1). Increased inflammatory activity is believed to play a critical role in development of atherogenesis and to predispose established atherosclerotic plaques to rupture (2). Interleukin (IL)-8 is a pote...

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Main Authors: Katherine Esposito, Francesco Nappo, Francesco Giugliano, Carmen Di Palo, Myriam Ciotola, Michelangela Barbieri, Giuseppe Paolisso, Dario Giugliano
Format: Carta
Language:English
Published: 2003
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.26.5.1647
https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article-pdf/26/5/1647/591623/1647a.pdf
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