Abstract:Interleukin-35 (IL-35) is the latest member of the IL-12 heterodimer cytokine family, which consists of EBI3 and P35. However, unlike its pro-inflammatory relatives, IL-35 has immunosuppressive effects mediated by regulatory T cells and B cells. Although data on the role of IL-35 in human autoimmunity are limit, some mouse models of autoimmunity suggest that IL-35 may play an effective role in regulating immune response through the IL- 10 dependent mechanism. Here we demonstrate the structure, the signalling and the immunosuppressive effect of IL- 35, and we reviewed the the related roles of IL-35 in ulcerative colitis.