Some inflammatory cytokines, including IL-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-18, and TGF-β1, are involved in the development of ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, and heart failure, thus, serving as potential targets for the development of some anti-ischemic therapies [24]. This evidence concerns the gene TGFB1 and myocardial infarction.