Lower serum levels of IL-13 is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in old age subjects.

Virginia BoccardiLucia PaolacciMichele Francesco CroceMarta BaroniSara ErcolaniRoberta CecchettiAlfredo VillaPatrizia Mecocci

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)

IL-13, an anti-inflammatory cytokine, may have a protective role in the human atherosclerotic process. It could be used as an effective and promising novel therapeutic target development.

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