IL6 and atherosclerosis: Additionally, plasma proatherogenic cytokines such as interleukin-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, cluster of differentiation-36, and fatty acid transporter 4 could inflict damage on the vascular layers, particularly the intima and media, thereby promoting coronary and potentially peripheral atherosclerosis, including the atherosclerosis of carotid arteries, which can be estimated trough measurement of the cIMT.43,44