In the stimulation with plasmas containing Lp(a) we observed a slight trend towards increased expression of IL-8 but note the variability in the response to different plasmas, that may have obscured an increase.
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Lipoprotein(a) induces caspase-1 activation and IL-1 signaling in human macrophages.
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In PBMC-derived macrophages, incubation with the recombinant proteins showed a trend towards induction of caspase-1 activity, but little to no effect on IL-1β or IL-18 secretion.