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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-05-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43044-020-00063-3 |