Table 2.

Soluble death inducing receptors (sDIR) in patients with stable and unstable angina pectoris

sDIR and cytokines	Stable angina (n = 40)	Unstable angina (n = 40)	p Value
sCD95L (pg/m)	78.29 (1.2)	62.34 (10.3)	0.26
ICE/caspase 1 (pg/m)	46.94 (6.2)	78.21 (13.1)	0.023
sTNFR1 (ng/m)	1.72 (0.2)	1.42 (0.3)	0.39
TNF-α (pg/m)	15.55 (6.4)	17.43 (5.4)	0.83

Data are mean (SEM).

sCD95L, soluble CD95 ligand; ICE, interleukin 1β converting enzyme; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; sTNFR1, soluble TNF receptor type 1.