Peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression and cytokine profiling in patients with intermittent claudication who exhibit exercise induced acute renal injury.
Pasha NormahaniJoseph J BoyleLuke CavePaul BrookesKevin J WoollardUsman JafferPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Our results suggest that some patients with IC have an altered immune status making them 'vulnerable' to systemic inflammation and renal injury following exercise. We have identified a panel of genes which are differentially expressed in this group of patients.