Table 1.

Cytokines acting in atherosclerosis and oral inflammations.

Cytokine	Familiy
IL-8, MIP-1, MCP-1, RANTES	Chemotactic
IL-1α, IL-1β, TNFα, IL-6, PAF	Pro-inflammatory
IL-1RA, IL-4, IL-10	Anti-inflammatory
IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-7	Immunoregulatory
PDGF, EGF, FGF, IGF, VEGF	Growth factor

EGF, epidermal growth factor; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; IFN, interferon; IGF insulin-like growth factor; IL, interleukin; IL-1RA, interleukin-1-receptor antagonist; MIP, macrophage inflammatory protein; MCP, monocyte chemotactic protein; PAF, platelet activating factor; PDGF, platelet derived growth factor; RANTES, regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.