Table 1

The (causative, associative, or presumed) role of interleukin family members in atherosclerosis

Pro- AtherogenicEquivocalAnti- AtherogenicUnknown
IL-1 family IL-1α/β
IL-18
IL-1ra
IL-2 familyIL-2
IL-4
IL-7
IL-9
IL-15IL-21
IL-13
CSF family IL-3
IL-5
gp130 family IL-6
IL-11
IL-12
IL-23
IL-27
Chemokines IL-8
IL-16
IL-10 family IL-10
IL-19
IL-20
IL-22
IL-24
IL-26
IL-17 family IL-17A/B/C/E/F IL-25
UnclassifiedIL-14
  • Bold type represents causative role; italic type represents presumed role; lightface roman type represents associative role.