Inflammation-Related MicroRNAs Are Associated with Plaque Stability Calculated by IVUS in Coronary Heart Disease Patients

Table 2

The PBMCs and plasma levels of miR-21, miR-146a, and miR-155 in stable plaque group and vulnerable plaque group.

Goupe	n	miR-21 in PBMCs	miR-21 in plasma	miR-146a in PBMCs	miR-146a in plasma	miR-155 in PBMCs	miR-155 in plasma	IL-6	Il-8	hs-CRP
Stable plaque	48	1.58 ± 0.43	1.06 ± 0.25	1.44 ± 0.38	1.12 ± 0.21	3.15 ± 1.23	2.88 ± 1.02	5.58 ± 2.68	73.43 ± 23.26	2.23 ± 0.96
Vulnerable plaque	52	2.72 ± 0.68	2.13 ± 0.54	2.86 ± 0.75	1.88 ± 0.48	2.79 ± 1.05	2.12 ± 0.89	6.97 ± 2.93	79.22 ± 17.47	2.30 ± 0.90
value		0.032	0.029	0.028	0.034	0.042	0.039	0.548	0.057	0.665