Interleukin-10 serum levels and systemic endothelial vasoreactivity in patients with coronary artery disease
Stephan Fichtlscherer, MD*,*,
Susanne Breuer, MD*,
Christopher Heeschen, MD*,
Stefanie Dimmeler, PhD* and
Andreas M. Zeiher, MD*
* Department of Internal Medicine IV, Division of Cardiology, Johann W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

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Figure 1 Correlation between and acetylcholine-induced forearm blood flow (FBF) and interleukin (IL)-10 serum levels responses (calculated as the area under the curve [AUC]).
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Figure 2 Acetylcholine-induced dose-response curves for forearm blood flow (FBF) calculated as the percent increase in FBF from baseline in patients with C-reactive protein (CRP) less than the median value (triangles) and patients with CRP greater than or equal to the median value (circles). Solid symbols represent patients with IL-10 serum levels less than the median, and open symbols represent patients with IL-10 serum levels greater than or equal to the median. Data are expressed as the mean value ± SEM.
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