The chemokines and proinflammatory cytokines like the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) of the macrophages, the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and the interleukins (interleukin-1β and interleukin-6) are implicated in the progression and complications of DM [16]. Here, TNF is linked to diabetes mellitus.