Abstract:Abstract: Objective To observe the change of serum interleukin-35 (IL-35) level in patients with viral myocarditis before and after treatment and to explore its clinical significance. Methods This study included 54 patients with viral myocarditis (observation group) and 54 healthy subjects (control group). The levels of serum IL-35, cardiac troponin I (cTnI), creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) were measured. Results The total effective rate in the observation group was 94.4% (51/54). The IL-35 level in the observation group before treatment [(189.34 ± 25.46) ng/L] was lower than that in the control group [(398.35 ± 24.27) ng/L, P < 0.05]. The levels of cTnI, CK-MB and IL-17 in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). In the observation group, the IL-35 level after treatment was significantly higher than that before treatment (P < 0.05); the levels of cTnI, CK-MB and IL-17 after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment (P < 0.05). Before and after treatment, the serum IL-35 levels in the male and female patients were not significantly different (P > 0.05). The serum IL-35 level was negatively correlated with the serum levels of cTnI, CK-MB and IL-17 in the patients with viral myocarditis (P < 0.05). Conclusions Serum IL-35 level decreases in patients with viral myocarditis. After treatment, serum IL-35 level increases. IL-35 may be involved in the development of viral myocarditis.