Serum hsCRP and visfatin are elevated and correlate to carotid arterial stiffness in spinal cord-injured subjects

• Published in: Spinal cord Vol. 49; no. 9; pp. 961 - 966
• Main Authors: La Favor, J D, Hollis, B C, Mokshagundam, S L, Olive, J L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.09.2011; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/378/1687/1825; 692/53; 692/699/75/593/2724; Adult; Anatomy; Atherosclerosis - blood; Atherosclerosis - epidemiology; Atherosclerosis - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - blood; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; C-Reactive Protein - physiology; Carotid Stenosis - blood; Carotid Stenosis - epidemiology; Carotid Stenosis - physiopathology; Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cytokines - blood; Cytokines - physiology; Female; Human Physiology; Humans; Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurochemistry; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Neurosciences; Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase - blood; Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase - physiology; original-article; Spinal Cord Injuries - blood; Spinal Cord Injuries - epidemiology; Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Up-Regulation - physiology; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Young Adult; spinal cord injury; carotid arterial stiffness; C-reactive protein; visfatin; Human; Nervous system diseases; Vertebral canal; Artery; Blood vessel; Carotid; Spinal cord trauma; Central nervous system disease; Stiffness; Circulatory system; C reactive protein; Spinal cord disease

Study design: Cross-sectional comparison, control group. Objectives: To investigate the relationship between carotid arterial stiffness and circulating markers for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in spinal cord-injured (SCI) subjects compared with able-bodied (AB) individuals. Setting: University Resea...