To study different inflammation markers at various stages of atherosclerosis progression. Material and methods. In 174 21-70-year-old people, brachial artery ultrasound (Aloka 5000) was performed to Visualize atherosclerotic plaques and assess intima-media thickness (IMT). Immuno-enzyme analysis was used to measure plasma levels of C-reactive protein, CRP (SeroELISA test system, Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, USA), and cytokines - tumor necrosis factor alpha (THF-alpha), interleukins 1, 4 and 8 (1L-1, 2, and 8) (Russian test systems, Cytokine company, St. Petersburg