Interleukin‐18, IL‐18 binding protein and IL‐18 receptor expression in asthma: a hypothesis showing IL‐18 promotes epithelial cell differentiation [PDF]
Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2021 Objective In asthma, genome‐wide association studies have shown that interleukin‐18 (IL‐18) receptor 1 gene (IL‐18R1) and sputum IL‐18 are increased during exacerbations. However, the role of the IL‐18 axis in bronchial epithelial function is unclear. To
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Interleukin-18 and interleukin-18 Binding Protein [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2013 Interleukin-18 (IL 18) is a member of the IL 1 family of cytokines. Increasing reports have expanded the role of IL 18 in mediating inflammation in animal models of disease using IL 18 deficient mice, neutralization of IL 18 or deficiency in the IL 18 ...
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IL-27 Regulates IL-18 binding protein in skin resident cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 IL-18 is an important mediator involved in chronic inflammatory conditions such as cutaneous lupus erythematosus, psoriasis and chronic eczema. An imbalance between IL-18 and its endogenous antagonist IL-18 binding protein (BP) may account for increased ...
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Interleukin (IL)-18 Binding Protein Deficiency Disrupts Natural Killer Cell Maturation and Diminishes Circulating IL-18 [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 The cytokine interleukin (IL)-18 is a crucial amplifier of natural killer (NK) cell function. IL-18 signaling is regulated by the inhibitory effects of IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP).
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Interleukin-18, Functional IL-18 Receptor and IL-18 Binding Protein Expression in Active and Latent Tuberculosis [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 A thorough understanding of the processes modulating the innate and acquired immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection in the context of gene expression is still a scientific and diagnostic problem.
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IL-18 and IL-18 binding protein are related to disease severity and parasitemia during falciparum malaria [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Several inflammatory molecules participate in the immune response to malaria. Interleukin (IL)-18 is an inflammatory cytokine activated by NLRP3 inflammasomes.
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IL-18 binding protein can be a prognostic biomarker for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, fibrosing interstitial pneumonia that presents with various clinical courses and progression ranging from rapid to slow.
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Expression of IL-18, IL-18 Binding Protein, and IL-18 Receptor by Normal and Cancerous Human Ovarian Tissues: Possible Implication of IL-18 in the Pathogenesis of Ovarian Carcinoma [PDF]
Mediators of Inflammation, 2014 Proinflammatory cytokine IL-18 has been shown to be elevated in the sera of ovarian carcinoma patients. The aim of the study was to examine the levels and cellular origin of IL-18, IL-18 binding protein, and IL-18 receptor in normal and cancerous ovarian
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Cell Reports MedicineSummary: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a chronic liver disease characterized by inflammation and fibrosis, with enhanced interleukin-18 (IL-18) signaling. IL-18-binding protein (IL-18BP) neutralizes IL-18, but its therapeutic
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2012 Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening condition due to the association of an infectious agent with lymphocyte cytotoxicity defects, either of congenital genetic origin in children or presumably acquired in adults. In HLH patients,
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