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Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in abdominal aortic aneurysm

  • Aneurysm Consortium
  • , Seamus C Harrison
  • , Andrew J P Smith
  • , Gregory T Jones
  • , Daniel I Swerdlow
  • , Riaz Rampuri
  • , Matthew J Bown
  • , Lasse Folkersen
  • , Annette F Baas
  • , Gert Jan de Borst
  • , Jan D Blankensteijn
  • , Jacqueline F Price
  • , Yolanda van der Graaf
  • , Stela McLachlan
  • , Obi Agu
  • , Albert Hofman
  • , Andre G Uitterlinden
  • , Anders Franco-Cereceda
  • , Ynte M Ruigrok
  • , F N Van't Hof
  • Janet T Powell, Andre M van Rij, Juan P Casas, Per Eriksson, Michael V Holmes, Folkert W Asselbergs, Aroon D Hingorani, Steve E Humphries

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Abstract

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting circulating IL-6 in AAA, and new investigations of the association between a common non-synonymous functional variant (Asp358Ala) in the IL-6R gene (IL6R) and AAA, followed the analysis of the variant both in vitro and in vivo. Inflammation may play a role in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) signalling through its receptor (IL-6R) is one pathway that could be exploited pharmacologically. We investigated this using a Mendelian randomization approach.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3707-16
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Heart Journal
Volume34
Issue number48
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013

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