Interleukin (IL)-18
Interleukin (IL) 18 and Its Relation with Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Periodontitis
... mean IL 18 concentration in both GCF and ...of IL 18 and vice versa following periodontal therapy ...Zaharieva Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is an inflammatory cytokine ...
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Interleukin 18 in the CNS
... with IL-12, stimulated the production of gamma interferon (INF-g) in Th1 cells ...identified IL- 18 as an important link between innate and adaptive immune responses and a regulator of both cellular ...
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Normal Free Interleukin-18 (IL-18) Plasma Levels in Dengue Virus Infection and the Need To Measure Both Total IL-18 and IL-18 Binding Protein Levels
... active IL-18 level that was unchanged in dengue and lepto- spirosis patients compared with healthy controls, while patients with enteric fever had increased free IL-18 levels despite a simul- ...
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The Correlation Between Plasma Interleukin-18 Level And Disease Activity In Jordanian Patients With Different Connective Tissue Diseases
... Background: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is a newly defined cytokine that has an important role in the Th1 type immune response and it shares similar functional properties with ...of ...
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The <em>interleukin-18</em> gene promoter -607 A/C polymorphism contributes to non-small-cell lung cancer risk in a Chinese population
... between interleukin-18 (IL-18) -607 A/C polymorphism and the risk of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its impact on the serum IL-18 ...of IL-18 -607 A/C ...
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Molluscum Contagiosum Virus Interleukin-18 (IL-18) Binding Protein Is Secreted as a Full-Length Form That Binds Cell Surface Glycosaminoglycans through the C-Terminal Tail and a Furin-Cleaved Form with Only the IL-18 Binding Domain
... an interleukin-18 (IL-18) binding protein (IL-18BP) that inhibits the gamma interferon-inducing activity of IL-18 ...
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Common Interleukin-18 Gene Polymorphisms in Women with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion in Gaza Strip-Palestine
... the Interleukin-18 (IL-18) gene SNPs (+105A>C, "rs549908"; -137 G>C, "rs187238"; -607 C>A, "rs1946518"; and -656 G>T, "rs1946519") and RSA among ...
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Serum Interleukin-18 Level is Associated With Disease Activity and Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Dermatomyositis
... Index; IL-18: Interleukin-18; CK: Creatine kinase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase; HBDH: Hydroxybutyrate ...
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Alteration of -656(G/T) and -607(C/A) polymorphisms in interleukin-18 (IL-18) gene in house dust mite-sensitive allergic rhinitis patients in Thailand.
... Human interleukin-18 (IL-18) was formerly referred to as interferon-γ (IFN-γ)- inducing factor because it controls the production of interferon ...(IFN)-γ. IL-18 regulates both ...
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Feline Leukemia Virus DNA Vaccine Efficacy Is Enhanced by Coadministration with Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18 Expression Vectors
... cytokines interleukin-12 (IL-12), IL-18, or gamma interferon (IFN- ␥ ..., IL-12, or both IL-12 and ...the IL-12 and IL-18 genes conferred significant ...
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Hepatitis C Virus Induces Interleukin-1β (IL-1β)/IL-18 in Circulatory and Resident Liver Macrophages
... 8). Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and IL-18 play an impor- tant role in combating the invading pathogen as part of the innate immune ...of IL-1/IL-18 in HCV- infected ...
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Relationship between Plasma Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18 Levels and Severe Malarial Anemia in an Area of Holoendemicity in Western Kenya
... of interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18 in plasma are associated with severe malarial anemia outcomes in an area of holoendemicity in western ...plasma IL-12 and IL-18 levels ...
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Glial contributions to neurodegeneration in tauopathies
... including interleukin (IL) 1-beta (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), IL-6, IL-18 and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) as well as pro- duce nitric oxide, reactive oxygen ...
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Distribution of interleukin-1 receptor complex at the synaptic membrane driven by interleukin-1β and NMDA stimulation
... of IL-1RI within distinct subdomains of the PSD structure ...for IL-1RI, for the GluA1 subunit of AMPA receptors, or for the GluN2B subunit of the NMDA ...i) IL-1RI, IL- 1RAcP and MyD88; ii) ...
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Does apolipoprotein A-II polymorphism interact with the association of obesity and serum inflammatory biomarkers in type 2 diabetes patients?
... as interleukin-18 (IL-18), C-reactive protein (CRP), and pentraxin 3 (PTX3) have been investigated in many studies as factors associated with overweight and obesity and inflammation caused by ...
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Differential Cytokine Responses following Marek's Disease Virus Infection of Chickens Differing in Resistance to Marek's Disease
... for interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-18, with splenocytes from susceptible birds expressing high levels of both transcripts during the cytolytic phase of infection, whereas splenocytes from ...
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Differential expression of pro inflammatory cytokines IL 15Ralpha, IL 15, IL 6 and TNFalpha in synovial fluid from Rheumatoid arthritis patients
... cytokines interleukin 1 (IL1), tumour ne- crosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), and interleukin 6 (IL6), in particular, have been identified and intra-articular as well as systemic levels of these cytokines may ...
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Role of Interleukin 1 Alpha (IL 1α) and Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist (IL 1RA) in Pathogenesis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Adult Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis of Iraqi Patients
... A total sample of 129 Iraqi Arab subjects was enrolled in the study. They were distributed as 49 JIA patients (25 females and 24 males; age range: 2.5 – 16 years), 20 JIA controls (control I; 12 females and 8 males; age ...
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Interleukin-1 associations in inflammatory bowel disease and the enteropathic seronegative spondylarthritis
... by IL-1b, due to its microbial ...in IL-1 beta mRNA after exposure of human vascular smooth muscle cells to bacterial ...cytokines IL-1b and TNFa has also been correlated with other chronic ...
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Assessment of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Level in Stored Blood for Transfusion in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
... Besides, substantial evidence from in vitro studies exists documenting the changes that blood undergo during storage. A human blood (RBC) has a lifespan of approximately 120 days, ranging from 0 to 120 days of age, which ...
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