Moreover, the EAT and SAT expression of NOS2 was positively associated only in the CHD group, in which also L-Gal 9 and CD206 were positively inter-correlated in EAT, suggesting activation of a compensatory anti-inflammatory mechanism specifically occurring in EAT in presence of CHD (Graphical abstract, point b). This evidence concerns the gene MRC1 and coronary artery disorder.