In subjects with IHD, blood levels were lower for Flt3 ligand (1.4-fold), GM-CSF (1.9-fold), sCD40L (1.8-fold), IL-7 (1.4-fold), IP-10 (1.3-fold), MCP-1 (1.6-fold), MIP-1β (1.2-fold), and TNFα (1.3-fold) as compared with subjects without IHD. This evidence concerns the gene TNF and myocardial ischemia.