Fluorescence dot images of the array slides with newly identified crucial cytokines which have not been illustrated in abdominal aortic aneurysm formation. The cytokines include granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), macrophage inflammatory protein 1 g (MIP-1g), cardiotrophin 1 (CT-1), milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein (MFG-E8), interleukin-33 (IL-33), periostin, and thymus-expressed chemokine (TECK, also known as chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 25, CCL25).