Interleukin-8

IL8protein

IL-8 recruits neutrophils and monocytes to atherosclerotic plaque, amplifying vascular inflammation and destabilization.

Pathway placement

Cascade stepPlaque inflammation

Confidencehigh

RationaleNeutrophil/monocyte chemokine; plaque inflammation driver.

Also acts inPlatelet activation

Druggability

Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresShared / rises in both

R — rupture / Type-I

C — confounder / Type-II

A — assay feasibility

E — evidence strength

T1DI (composite)

Specificity differential (R−C)0

Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)

1sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 3

2anemia / acute blood lossmag 2

3hypovolemia / dehydrationn/a

4tachyarrhythmiamag 2

5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 2

6hypertensive emergencymag 1

7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 2

Coverage: 6/7 confounders with evidence

Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 16 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

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)