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Interleukin-16
Pathway / Endothelial activation & erosion

Interleukin-16

IL16protein

IL-16 promotes T-cell and eosinophil recruitment and contributes to endothelial activation, erosion, and inflammatory remodeling in acute coronary syndromes.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepEndothelial activation & erosion
Confidencemedium
RationalePro-inflammatory cytokine promoting endothelial injury and leukocyte infiltration.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates0
Small-molecule tractableNo
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000172349

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I
28
C — confounder / Type-II
59
A — assay feasibility
68
E — evidence strength
22
T1DI (composite)
5
Specificity differential (R−C)-30.3
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.

Assay & specimen

Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)

Literature evidence(3)