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Table 2 Specific biochemistry tests

From: Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on arterial stiffness and blood pressure in resistant hypertensive individuals: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Inflammatory markers and endothelial dysfunction

 

• IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-18

• TNF-α

• hsCRP and fibrinogen

• intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1)

 

Anti-inflammatory

 

• IL-10

 

Coagulation

 

• plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1)

• fibrinogen

 

Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System

 

• Ang II

• angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)

• plasma renin activity

• serum aldosterone

 

Extracellular matrix and tissue inhibitors

 

• MMP-9

• TIMPs

 
  1. IL interleukin, Ang II Angiotensin II, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha, hsCRP highly sensitive C-reactive protein, MMP metalloproteinase, TIMPs tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase