As indicated in Figure 6, the levels of serum interleukin-1β(1IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-18 (IL-18), C-reactive protein (CRP), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in DM group were markedly increased (p < 0.05 vs. NC). Here, IL18 is linked to diabetes mellitus.