Recombinant Human Interleukin-18 (IL18)

1. The results of the linkage disequilibrium test showed that the -137G/C and -607G/T sites had no linkage disequilibrium in the present study. PMID: 29926984
2. SNPs associated with genetically determined high activity of TLR5 among patients with CD and genetically determined high IL-12 and IL-18 levels among patients with UC. PMID: 28139755
3. The adipose tissue IL-18R/IL-18 expression is enhanced in obesity which associates with proinflammatory gene signature and insulin resistance in these individuals. PMID: 28508444
4. Our study implied that elevated IL-18 expression and downregulation of GAS5 in serums might contribute to insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome patients. PMID: 29648472
5. Studied serum level of interleukin 18 (IL18) in HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) coinfection and monoinfection. Found shown that IL-18 is increased in HIV/HCV coinfection when compared with monoinfection and that this increase is likely due to additive sensing of both viruses. PMID: 27927859
6. not associated with obesity in this study PMID: 28634744
7. multiple myeloma patients with IL-18 (rs16944) TT had the highest hemoglobin concentration PMID: 30211233
8. These results suggest that increased IL-18 secretion from larger numbers of neutrophils elicits mechanical hyperalgesia. PMID: 29353540
9. The results of this study suggests that IL-18 rs187238 and rs1946518 SNPs may be the cause of the AA susceptibility. PMID: 29349811
10. Studied association of single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin-18 (IL 18) and lower extremity deep venous thrombosis in a Chinese population. PMID: 29105174
11. PI3K is a signal linker between L-selectin and PSGL-1 in IL-18 transcriptional activation at the promoter level. PMID: 29218606
12. IL-18 is a susceptibility gene for the disease in southern Chinese children. PMID: 30059753
13. Postoperative serum Cystatin C, IL-18 and Uric acid after 24h were significantly associated with acute kidney injury PMID: 29627485
14. IL-18 is elevated in polycystic ovary syndrome patients, even in lean ones, and is correlated with insulin resistance and atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk PMID: 29105530
15. HuR plays an important role in the progression of esophageal carcinoma by targeting IL-18. PMID: 28231690
16. The IL18 promoter SNP, rs1946518, is a potential risk factor of periodontitis among young Japanese women. PMID: 29129846
17. The results of this study suggest that IL18 rs187238 and rs1946518 polymorphisms may be associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus as well as with BMI in pregnant women. PMID: 28580570
18. This is the first study to demonstrate that higher pre-treatment IL-18 is associated with HBeAg seroconversion in patients with HIV/HBV co-infection after 48 weeks of HBV cART, which suggests a role for the inflammasome in a favorable response to treatment. PMID: 28195558
19. Polymorphisms in the IL-18 gene are associated with viral load in Hepatitis B virus . PMID: 30045250
20. higher level of IL-18 was observed in the monocyte supernatant of the extremely preterm group during late-onset sepsis PMID: 29042061
21. Increased production of IL-18 in the gut-associated lymphoid tissue and peripheral blood of HIV infected patients. PMID: 29672590
22. this review discusses IL-18 biological properties and role in disease pathogenesis PMID: 29247988
23. IL-18 mRNA expression was increased significantly in chronic myeloid leukemia patients PMID: 29097263
24. these results suggest that the HIV-induced IL-18 plays a role in increased intestinal permeability and microbial translocation observed in HIV-infected individuals. PMID: 29601578
25. IL-18 gene variants may serve as important biomarkers in predicting the occurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Asian population. PMID: 29185028
26. The association of polymorphisms -137 (rs187238) and -607 (rs1946518) in the interleukin-18 (IL-18) promoter with risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). PMID: 28000712
27. These findings indicate that the IL-18 rs1946518 SNP in the donor liver is a risk factor for developing bacterial infection after liver transplantation. PMID: 29061223
28. Serum levels of IL-18 in nephropathic patient significantly rise and Serum levels of IL-18 might be a predictor factor of progression of diabetic nephropathy. PMID: 27663212
29. A higher IL-18 immunostaining in stroma of IBC and LABC was observed in comparison with tumor cells, but stromal immunoexpression was similar between IBC and LABC. PMID: 28766916
30. IL-18 was increased in lung myeloid cells in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PMID: 28830544
31. a large proportion blood basophils from patients with asthma express IL-18 and IL-18BP. mast cells and basophils are implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma via an IL-18-related mechanism. PMID: 29505668
32. On PICU day 1, interleukin-18 predicted acute kidney injury with area under the curve=0.82, but neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and liver fatty acid binding protein predicted acute kidney injury with area under the curve of less than or equal to 0.69; on PICU day 2, area under the curve was higher. Interleukin-18 and liver fatty acid binding protein on day 1 predicted prolonged acute kidney injury. PMID: 28430754
33. Data show that tumor-derived IL-18 induced PD-1 expression on NK cells and is associated with poor prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer. PMID: 28415798
34. IL-23, alone and in combination with IL-18 and sRAGE, identified bacterial meningitis with excellent accuracy. Following validation, these markers could aid clinicians in diagnosis of bacterial meningitis and decision-making regarding prolongation of antibiotic therapy PMID: 29394248
35. cardiac IL-18 and circulating IL-18 are involved in the pathogenesis of Fabry cardiomyopathy and left ventricular hypertrophy. PMID: 27888626
36. Erdr1 is negatively expressed relative to Il-18 in psoriatic lesional skin. PMID: 26990875
37. rs187238 was not associated with T1D in the Euro-Brazilian population. PMID: 28973736
38. IL-18 (mRNA) in skeletal muscle appears to be involved in the regulation of intramuscular lipid metabolism and hypertriglyceridemia PMID: 29342149
39. The evidence for influenza A virus activation via an indirect, IL-18-dependent mechanism indicates that MAIT cells are protective in influenza, and also possibly in any human disease process in which inflammation and IL-18 production occur. PMID: 27543331
40. The development of urticaria, asthma, dermatitis, rhinitis, and eosinophilic disorders all have demonstrated correlations to increased IL-18 levels either in the tissue or systemically. IL-18 represents a novel site of immune regulation in not only allergic conditions, but also autoimmune diseases and other instances of aberrant immune functioning. PMID: 27496752
41. Results suggest that a common functional IL18 haplotype associated with heightened proinflammatory responses confers susceptibility to stress-related depression and anxiety through effects on threat-related amygdala function, a risk pathway specific to women. PMID: 27430614
42. human platelets contain transcripts for the IL-18 gene. They synthesize the cytokine de novo, process and release it upon activation. PMID: 27914933
43. abnormal IL-18 expression is induced by genital infection and induces damage to male reproductive capacity, thereby causing male infertility PMID: 26856767
44. IL-18 level was found to be significantly elevated in CAD patients compared with control individuals PMID: 28059484
45. The serum levels of IL-37, which were correlated with antibody production and the serum levels of total IL-18 and IL-18BP, were elevated in the patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome. PMID: 28057714
46. an imbalance in the production of IL-18 and its antagonist (an increase in the production of IL-18 with a decrease, no increase or an insufficient increase in the production of IL-18BP) has been described in many chronic inflammatory diseases in humans. PMID: 26898120
47. among systemic sclerosis patients in China, dyspnea was significantly associated with IL-18 -607C/A genotype frequency PMID: 27098064
48. We conclude that IL-18 protein and messenger RNA levels are increased in the endometrium of patients with PCOS, and this effect is correlated with body mass index. PMID: 27313119
49. Serum IL-18 levels are significantly elevated in depressive patients. PMID: 27455146
50. IL-18 cooperates with IL-15 to promote group 3 innate lymphoid cell (ILC3) proliferation and IL-22 production; describe an IL-18-induced, NF-kappaB-mediated mechanism that regulates IL-22 in ILC3s; at steady-state, IL-18 produced by dendritic cells mediates IL-22 production by ILC3s to help maintain normal tissue integrity PMID: 28842466

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HGNC: 5986

OMIM: 600953

KEGG: hsa:3606

STRING: 9606.ENSP00000280357

UniGene: Hs.83077