Are reactive oxygen metabolites ( ROMs ) associated with cardiovascular disease in chronic hemodialysis patients?
ROMs are independently associated with CVD and predict CV events in chronic HD patients.
In this study, infarct size and neurological function at 24 hours were not different in animals deficient in IL-6 after transient CNS ischemia. This suggests that IL-6 does not have a direct influence on acute ischemic injury. Further study investigating the role of IL-6 on long-term recovery after stroke is in progress.