Cytokines in atherosclerosis: key players in all stages of disease and promising therapeutic targets

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for most mortality worldwide and accounted for about 31.9% of all deaths in 2010 in the United States alone [1]. The total direct and indirect costs from CVD in 2010 were estimated at $315.4 billion [1]. Although morbidity and mortality from CVD has decreased in the last two decades, at least in the western world, it is expected that this will reverse in the future because of a global increase in diabetes and obesity along with an alarming rise in CVD in developing countries in part due to acquisition of a westernized lifestyle.
Source: Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Tags: Survey Source Type: research