The levels of IL-1rα, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12 (p70), eotaxin, FGF basic, G-CSF, IP-10, MCP-1, MIP-1α, and TNF-α were significantly higher in TA patients than the levels of 13 cytokines in the healthy controls (Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and Takayasu arteritis.