Research Article

Inflammatory Cytokines and the Risk of Cardiovascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes

Figure 2

A significant increase in expression of CD4+IL-6+, CD4+IL-1β+, and IL-17+ T cells ( ) and a decrease in CD4+Treg cells ( ) were shown in all T2DM patients versus control. The expression of CD4+IL-17+ T cells was significantly higher in patients with CHD versus patients without CHD. versus healthy control subjects. versus diabetes without CHD.
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