TABLE 1.

Studies reporting AF linkage to inflammatory markers in laboratory rats

Serial no.	Marker	Correlation	Reference
1	TNF, interleukin‐1β and interleukin‐6	Negative	34
2	Interleukin‐10	Positive	34
3	Natriuretic peptide A mutant	Positive	35
4	Collagen 1, Collagen 3, fibronectin, matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9	Positive	36
5	Interleukin‐17A, IL‐6, IL‐1β and TGF‐β1	Positive	37
6	Col‐1, Col‐3, and α‐SMA	Negative	37
7	IL‐6 and TNF‐α	Positive	38
8	CC chemokine receptor 2+ ED‐1+, ED‐1+ macrophages Interleukin‐6, TNF‐α and nuclear p65	Positive	39