ArticleClinical cardiology2017
Interleukin-37 elevation in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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- Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines' Implication in Right Heart Disease, Arrhythmogenesis, and Atrial Fibrillation.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- The mechanism of electrical remodeling in atrial fibrillation and current research status of natural drugs and active ingredients inhibiting atrial electrical remodeling.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Marine-Derived Piericidin Diglycoside S18 Alleviates Inflammatory Responses in the Aortic Valve via Interaction with Interleukin 37.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
- Progress of Research into the Interleukin-1 Family in Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of inflammation research · 2022Review
- Association of theDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Circulating IL-37 levels are elevated in patients with hypertension.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Serum Interleukin-37 Increases in Patients after Ischemic Stroke and Is Associated with Stroke Recurrence.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Article
- Inflammasomes and Proteostasis Novel Molecular Mechanisms Associated With Atrial Fibrillation.Circulation research · 2020Review
- Potential role of IL-37 in atherosclerosis.Cytokine · 2019Review
- Interleukin-37 elevation in patients with atrial fibrillation.Clinical cardiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundInflammation is closely related to atrial fibrillation (AF) pathogenesis, and interleukin-37 (IL-37) represents a new member of the anti-inflammatory cytokines. HYPOTHESIS: IL-37 might play an important role in AF development and act as a potential risk factor for AF diagnosis.
methodsThe mRNA level of IL-37 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and serum IL-37 levels in AF patients and healthy controls were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). PBMCs from AF patients were stimulated with recombinant IL-37. Levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and C-reactive protein were determined by RT-PCR and ELISA.
resultsIL-37 mRNAs and serum protein levels were higher in patients with AF or lone AF compared with healthy controls. Patients with paroxysmal AF or persistent AF showed higher IL-37 mRNAs and serum protein levels compared with those with permanent AF as well as healthy controls. In vitro, IL-37 inhibited the production of IL-6 and C-reactive protein in PBMCs of patients with AF.
conclusionsIL-37 is elevated in AF patients and its expression is closely associated with AF subgroups. Thus, IL-37 may provide a novel research target for the pathogenesis and therapy of AF. This study is the first to document elevated IL-37 in AF patients.
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