PMID- 23593194 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131104 LR - 20240319 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 4 DP - 2013 TI - Variation in dietary salt intake induces coordinated dynamics of monocyte subsets and monocyte-platelet aggregates in humans: implications in end organ inflammation. PG - e60332 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0060332 [doi] LID - e60332 AB - BACKGROUND: Monocyte activation and tissue infiltration are quantitatively associated with high-salt intake induced target organ inflammation. We hypothesized that high-salt challenge would induce the expansion of CD14++CD16+ monocytes, one of the three monocyte subsets with a pro-inflammatory phenotype, that is associated with target organ inflammation in humans. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A dietary intervention study was performed in 20 healthy volunteers, starting with a 3-day usual diet and followed with a 7-day high-salt diet (>/=15 g NaCl/day), and a 7-day low-salt diet (