Cytokines, C-Reactive Protein, and Risk of Incident Hypertension in the REGARDS Study.
Timothy B PlanteStephen P JuraschekGeorge HowardVirginia J HowardRussell P TracyNels C OlsonSuzanne E JuddDebora Kamin MukazNeil A ZakaiD Leann LongAndrea N EdgintonPublished in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2024)
Higher levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IFN-γ, representing distinct inflammatory pathways, are elevated in advance of hypertension development. Whether modifying these cytokines will reduce incident hypertension is unknown.