New results from flow cytometry analysis of circulating mononuclear cells from type 2 diabetic patients indicate that in vitro stimulation with the LAV‐BPIFB4 protein selectively induced the expression of SDF‐1 in CD14+CD16+ intermediate monocytes, but not in other leukocyte populations (Figure4A–D). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL12 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.