title: Tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 levels in hypertensive patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy.
abstract: The objective of this prospective study was to examine the association between serum levels of TNF (tumor-necrosis factor) and IL-6 (interleukin-6) and left ventricular mass in hypertensive patients. Hypertensive patients currently receiving medical therapy were eligible. All subjects underwent echocardiography with measurements of left ventricular (LV) mass and ejection fraction (EF) and had serum levels of TNF and IL-6 measured by ELISA immunoassay. 35 subjects (20F, 15M; mean age 56.4 +/- 10.5 yrs) were studied. 19 patients (54%) had elevated LV mass. Of these patients, 6 (32%) had detectable serum TNF levels and 1 (7%) had detectable IL-6 levels, (p = NS). Hypertensive patients with elevated LV mass do not consistently exhibit elevated cytokine levels when compared to those with normal LV mass.
authors.affiliation: Coronary Care Unit and Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem. oleibo@hadassah.org.il
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leibowitz
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Planer
authors.forename: Fanny
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben-Ivgi
authors.forename: A Teddy
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bursztyn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000097:blood*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha