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Too Many Inflammatory Molecules Increase Risk of Heart Disease in Subclinical Cushing’s, Study Shows

High levels of inflammatory cytokines — molecules that mediate the body’s immune response — may increase the risk of metabolic and heart disease in subclinical Cushing’s syndrome patients, a retrospective study shows. The study, “Adipokine and cytokine levels in patients with adrenocortical cancer, subclinical Cushing’s syndrome and healthy controls,”…