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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2020

Direct oral anticoagulant treatment of deep vein thrombosis reduces IL-6 expression in peripheral mono-nuclear blood cells.

Saverio Candido, Giovanni Lumera, Giuliana Barcellona, Davide Vetri, Elda Tumino, Ingrid Platania, Evelise Frazzetto, Graziella Privitera, Carmela Incognito, Agostino Gaudio and 1 more

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Saverio CandidoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Oncologic, Clinic and General Pathology Section, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Giovanni LumeraDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Giuliana BarcellonaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Davide VetriDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Elda TuminoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Ingrid PlataniaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Evelise FrazzettoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Graziella PriviteraDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Carmela IncognitoInternal Medicine Division, University Hospital 'G. Rodolico', I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Agostino GaudioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
Salvatore Santo SignorelliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple factors play a pathophysiologic role for the venous thromboembolism (VTE) as a multi-factorial disease. Inflammation might play a peculiar role in shifting towards a pro-thrombotic state. Anticoagulant drugs are the first cure line for VTE. The low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) show anti-coagulant capability as well as reducing levels of inflammatory factors, including interleukin (IL)-6. The direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have shown efficacy in threating VTE, additionally to the anti-activated factor X these drugs seem able to reduce the abnormal release of pro-inflammatory agents. The present study evaluated the capability of DOACs in reducing plasma level of IL-6 in patients suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limbs. Our results showed reduced IL-6 expression levels in the peripheral lymphocytes of DVT compared to controls (fold-change, 2.8; P<0.05). We postulate that lowered IL-6 expression in the lymphocytes of DVT patients may mediate the anti-inflammatory action of DOACs. The present study is the first evidence concerning the anti-inflammatory properties of DOACs in specific setting of VTE patients such as DVT.

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deep vein thrombosisdirect oral anti-coagulantinflammationinterleukin-6therapy

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PMID33193842
PMCPMC7646697
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