Purification and Characterization of the Human Interleukin-18 Receptor [PDF]
Interleukin (IL)-18 was identified as a molecule that induces IFN-gamma production and enhances NK cell cytotoxicity. In this paper, we report upon the purification and characterization of human IL-18 receptor (hIL-18R). We selected the Hodgkin's disease cell line, L428, as the most strongly hIL-18R-expressing cell line based on the results of binding ...
K, Torigoe +13 more
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Expression of interleukin-18 receptor in fibroblast-like synoviocytes [PDF]
An excess of the proinflammatory substance IL-18 is present in joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and expression of IL-18 receptor (IL-18R) regulates IL-18 bioactivity in various cell types. We examined the expression of IL-18R alpha-chain and beta-chain and the biologic effects of IL-18 in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) after long ...
Möller, Burkhard +7 more
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NLRP3 inflammasome: key mediator of neuroinflammation in murine Japanese encephalitis. [PDF]
Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) is a common cause of acute and epidemic viral encephalitis. JEV infection is associated with microglial activation resulting in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines including Interleukin-1 β (IL-1β) and ...
Deepak Kumar Kaushik +3 more
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Constitutive expression of Interleukin-18 and Interleukin-18 receptor mRNA in tumour derived human B-cell lines [PDF]
SUMMARYInterleukin-18 (IL-18) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in the Th1 immune response and expressed by a variety of cell types. IL-18 is a member of the IL-1 family and plays an important role in autoimmune diseases and inflammation. Using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) mRNA expression of IL-18, IL-18 receptor alpha
S L, Lorey, Y C, Huang, V, Sharma
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Perspective: Daniela Novick, cytokines and their receptors
This Perspective highlights the work of Dr. Daniela Novick in the field of cytokine biology. Using affinity chromatography to characterize cytokine-binding proteins, she identified soluble forms of the receptors as well as binding proteins for several ...
Pietro Ghezzi +2 more
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TRAM is involved in IL-18 signaling and functions as a sorting adaptor for MyD88. [PDF]
MyD88, a Toll/interleukin-1 receptor homology (TIR) domain-containing adaptor protein, mediates signals from the Toll-like receptors (TLR) or IL-1/IL-18 receptors to downstream kinases. In MyD88-dependent TLR4 signaling, the function of MyD88 is enhanced
Hidenori Ohnishi +11 more
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Autoinflammatory disease: clinical perspectives and therapeutic strategies
The molecular platforms of the innate immune system are essential to recognize pathologic external factors that are crucial to differentiate these danger signals from host motifs.
Atsushi Kawakami +4 more
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Evidence for Monocyte Reprogramming in a Long-Term Postsepsis Study
OBJECTIVES:. This study sought to identify monocyte alterations from septic patients after hospital discharge by evaluating gene expression of inflammatory mediators and monocyte polarization markers.
Raquel Bragante Gritte, PhD +15 more
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The structural basis for receptor recognition of human interleukin-18 [PDF]
AbstractInterleukin (IL)-18 is a proinflammatory cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 family and plays an important role in inflammation. The uncontrolled release of this cytokine is associated with severe chronic inflammatory disease. IL-18 forms a signalling complex with the IL-18 receptor α (Rα) and β (Rβ) chains at the plasma membrane, which induces ...
Tsutsumi, Naotaka +12 more
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IL-13 receptors as possible therapeutic targets in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. [PDF]
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a universally fatal childhood cancer of the brain. Despite the introduction of conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, improvements in survival have been marginal and long-term survivorship is uncommon. Thus,
Noah E Berlow +12 more
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