A high burden of cytomegalovirus marks poor vascular health in transplant recipients more clearly than in the general population.
Silvia LeeEmily BrookJacquita AffandiPrue HowsonSelita Agnes TanudjajaSatvinder DhaliwalAshley IrishPatricia PricePublished in: Clinical & translational immunology (2019)
Levels of CMV antibody predict declining endothelial health in RTR and not in healthy adults, presumably by reflecting a high burden of CMV. The levels of CMV antibodies were a poor reflection of plasma biomarkers thought to reflect 'inflammaging' or vascular damage.