Cytokine pattern in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with the interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab

Cytokine pattern in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with the interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab

Background Tocilizumab improves myocardial salvage index (MSI) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but its mechanisms of action are unclear. Here, we explored how cytokines were affected by tocilizumab and their correlations with neutrophils, C-reactive protein (CRP), tropon...

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Main Authors: Ola Kleveland, Rune Wiseth, Jan Kristian Damås, Pål Aukrust, Lars Gullestad, Bente Halvorsen, Einar Hopp, Kaspar Broch, T Ueland, Anne Kristine Anstensrud, Sindre Woxholt, Bjørn Bendz, Brage H Amundsen, Nils-Einar Kløw, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Geir Øystein Andersen, Ingvild Maria Tøllefsen, Liv Ryan, Tuva B Dahl, Camilla Huse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/10/2/e002301.full

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