Figure 2.
Interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β) secretion into the pericardial fluid is increased in patients with CAD. (A,B) Comparison of the protein concentration of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) and IL-1β in the pericardial fluid of patients with or without coronary artery disease (CAD). Two-tailed unpaired Student’s t-test was made between non-CAD and CAD subjects. (C) Linear regression analysis was performed in a combined group, including non-CAD and CAD subjects. R and p values are shown in the Figure.