TNF and diabetes mellitus: Although major cytokines like TNFα, Hs-CRP, IL-1ß, IL6, and IL8 are reported after stent implantation in several related disease conditions, such as AMI with PCI, stenosis, coronary angiography, coronary endothelial dysfunction, etc.12–16, their correlation of co-release in blood has not been extensively established with special emphasis on age, sex, gender, clinical conditions (diabetes, hypertension), various diagnosis criteria (e.g. STEMI, NSTEMI, UA, CAD) and for treatments with antiplatelet drugs, statins, and beta-blockers, etc.