Interleukin-35
IL35proteinIL-35 exerts anti-inflammatory suppression within atherosclerotic plaques, protecting against destabilization and thrombosis.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlaque inflammation
Confidencemedium
RationaleAnti-inflammatory IL-1 family member; suppresses plaque inflammation and negatively correlates with MI.
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I37
C — confounder / Type-II55
A — assay feasibility68
E — evidence strength21
T1DI (composite)6
Specificity differential (R−C)-18.3
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(2)
- Cytokines and their role in cardiovascular diseases.Cytokine · 2023 · PMID 37413877 · doi
- Interleukin-35 ameliorates cardiovascular disease by suppressing inflammatory responses and regulating immune homeostasis.International immunopharmacology · 2022 · PMID 35759811 · doi