IL6 and atherosclerosis: These were mainly inflammatory and immune infiltration-related functions or pathways, including “lipid and atherosclerosis” (normalized enrichment score (NES) = 1.528, FDR = 0.035), “cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction” (NES = 1.464, FDR = 0.035), “interleukin-6 production” (NES = 2.070, FDR = 0.002), “B cell activation” (NES = −1.891, FDR = 0.002) and “Toll-like receptor signaling pathway” (NES = 1.842, FDR = 0.002).