| Literature DB >> 23263551 |
Wang-Dong Xu1, Hai-Feng Pan, Dong-Qing Ye.
Abstract
Interleukin-18 (IL-18), belongs to the IL-1 cytokine family, has a variety of effects on dendritic cell, T cell, natural killer cell. Previous studies have identified that IL-18 was associated with the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), wherein elevated expression of IL-18 was found in the serum of patients, and IL-18 polymorphisms with susceptibility to SLE were reported, suggesting that IL-18 may be therapeutically relevant to SLE. In this article, we will discuss the role of IL-18 in the pathogenesis of and its therapeutic potential in SLE based on current understandings.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23263551 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2623-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatol Int ISSN: 0172-8172 Impact factor: 2.631