Association of chronic inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis among an indigenous black population with chronic kidney disease.

Association of chronic inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis among an indigenous black population with chronic kidney disease.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Inflammation plays a major role in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) is a major receptor for lipopolysaccharides (endotoxin) and other ligands involved i...

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Main Authors: Muzamil Olamide Hassan, Therese Dix-Peek, Raquel Duarte, Caroline Dickens, Sagren Naidoo, Ahmed Vachiat, Sacha Grinter, Pravin Manga, Saraladevi Naicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232741

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