Interleukin-22 Might Act as a Double-Edged Sword in Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease

• Main Authors: Fangchen Gong (Author), Jin Wu (Author), Ping Zhou (Author), Mengyao Zhang (Author), Jingning Liu (Author), Ying Liu (Author), Xiang Lu (Author), Zhengxia Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are both characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation. The role of Th17 and its related cytokines in T2DM and CAD is unclear. Here we investigated the serum levels of five Th17-related cytokines (IL-17, IL-22, MIP-3α, IL-9, and IL-...