To further investigate the role of miR-124 in inflammatory responses in the process of atherosclerosis, the expression of pro- cytokine IL-6, TNF-α, and MCP-1 and anti-atherogenic cytokine IL-10 and TGF-β were evaluated in ox-LDL treated macrophage foam cells and atherosclerosis model mice. This evidence concerns the gene IL10 and atherosclerosis.