Interleukin-18 Expression Increases in the Aorta and Plasma of Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection

Figure 2

Plasma cytokine levels in NAD and AAD groups. Plasma IL-18 (a), IFN-γ (b), and IL-6 (c) concentrations in NAD, AAD, Stanford A, and Stanford B groups. The correlation between IL-18 (d), IL-6 (e), and IFN-γ levels (f) in AAD patients. Plasma IL-18BP levels (g) and the free IL-18 (h) in NAD, AAD, Stanford A, and Stanford B groups. vs. the NAD group.

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