Circulating monocytes in patients with acute coronary syndromes lack sufficient interleukin-10 production after lipopolysaccharide stimulation

  • PL van Haelst*
  • , JWC Tervaert
  • , J Bijzet
  • , C Balje-Volkers
  • , JF May
  • , B Langeveld
  • , ROB Gans
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are associated with inflammation resulting from monocyte activation. We sought for differences in the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines by monocytes from patients with ACS. C-reactive protein (CRP) and neopterin were measured in 22 patients with acute coronary syndromes, 50 patients with stable vascular disease and 22 healthy controls. Production of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-10 was determined after, respectively, 6 and 24 h of incubation of full blood with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Levels of CRP [median, interquartile range (IQR)][1.5 mg/l (0.8-4.5) ACS patient versus 2.1 (0.9-3.6) stable disease versus 0.4 (0.3-1.2) healthy controls] (P

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)364-368
Number of pages5
JournalClinical and Experimental Immunology
Volume138
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov-2004

Keywords

  • acute coronary syndromes
  • atherosclerosis
  • IL-10
  • inflammation
  • monocyte activation
  • C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
  • UNSTABLE ANGINA
  • SERUM NEOPTERIN
  • ATHEROSCLEROSIS
  • DISEASE
  • IMMUNITY
  • IL-10
  • CELLS
  • RISK
  • MEN

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