ST2 LIGAND AND SOLUBLE ST2 RELATIONSHIP IN THE CAROTID PLAQUE: A STUDY ON 76 CASES UNDERWENT ENDARTERECTOMY

Suppressor of tumorigenity (ST2) is the receptor for the interleukin 33 (IL-33), member of the IL-1 cytokine family. It is associated to coronary artery disease, all-causes mortality and cardiovascular mortality, although its exact role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is not well-defined yet