Relationship Between Carbohydrate Exchange Parameters and Interleukin-22 in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction With Regard to Concomitant Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Worldwide, ischaemic heart disease is the single most common cause of death and its frequency is increasing. However, in Europe, there has been an overall trend for a reduction in ischaemic heart disease mortality over the past three decades [1]. Ischaemic heart disease now accounts for almost 1.8 million annual deaths, or 20 % of all deaths in Europe, although with large variations between countries [2, 3].Basu et al. found that althrought IL-22 was secreted by various types of cells, Th22 (CD4 + IL – 22 + T) cells were the critical source of IL-22 during the later stages of inflammation, indicating that Th22 may be essential for controlling chronic inflammation. The effector cytokine of Th22 cells is IL-22, which belongs to the IL-10 cytokine family and binds to the heterodimeric receptor complex consisting of the IL-10 receptor (IL-10R) β chain and IL-22R.