Serum progranulin/tumor necrosis factor-α ratio as independent predictor of systolic blood pressure in overweight hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study

Serum progranulin/tumor necrosis factor-α ratio as independent predictor of systolic blood pressure in overweight hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Vascular inflammation plays a key role in the progression of hypertension. Progranulin (PGRN), an anti-inflammatory growth factor, mediated inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), a pleiotropic cytokine, activity has been well-established. Despite the role of chronic low-g...

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Main Authors: Jasmine Kaur, Supriya Mukheja, Sudhir Varma, Harpreet Singh Kalra, Bipanjeet Singh Khosa, Kanchan Vohra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Progranulin
Tumor necrosis factor-α
Progranulin/tumor necrosis factor-α ratio
Systolic-diastolic hypertension
Isolated systolic hypertension
Independent predictor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43044-020-00063-3

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