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ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry2025

Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hypertension.

Panagiotis Tsioufis, Panagiotis Theofilis, Kyriakos Dimitriadis, Panayotis K Vlachakis, Panagiotis Iliakis, Dimitrios Tsiachris, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Dimitris Tousoulis

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Review in Current medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Panagiotis Tsioufis1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Panagiotis Theofilis1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Kyriakos Dimitriadis1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Panayotis K Vlachakis1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Panagiotis Iliakis1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios Tsiachris1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos Tsioufis1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Dimitris Tousoulis1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension remains a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, yet its underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Emerging evidence suggests that inflammation plays a central role in the pathogenesis and progression of hypertension. This review explores the association between inflammatory biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and hypertension. These biomarkers are not only indicators of inflammation but also active participants in the processes that elevate blood pressure, including endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and immune system activation. Cytokines play a pivotal role in vascular remodeling and renal dysfunction, underscoring the inflammatory underpinnings of hypertension. Additionally, novel composite biomarkers like the monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) have been identified as valuable tools for assessing the inflammatory state in hypertensive patients. While renal denervation has emerged as a promising treatment for resistant hypertension, its impact on inflammatory biomarkers remains inconclusive, highlighting the need for further research.

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HypertensionInflammationBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinHumansInterleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinInterleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaC-reactive proteinhypertensioninflammation index.inflammatory biomarkersPathogenesisprogression

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