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IL18  -  interleukin 18

Homo sapiens

Synonyms: IFN-gamma-inducing factor, IGIF, IL-1 gamma, IL-18, IL-1g, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of IL18

 

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Chemical compound and disease context of IL18

  • Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activity by the addition of TNF-binding protein reduced IL-18-stimulated HIV-1 production by 48% [14].
  • Ex vivo stimulation of whole blood with heat-killed S. aureus markedly increased IL-1beta and IL-18 levels more than E. coli lipopolysaccharide stimulation [15].
  • In sarcoidosis and HP patients, thalidomide induced a dose-dependent, partial suppression of lipopolysacchride (LPS)-stimulated TNF-alpha, IL-12p40 and IL-18 release [16].
  • The purpose of this study was to determine tissue expression and serum levels of IL-18 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and to evaluate ethanol and endotoxin-driven cytokine secretion [17].
  • Finally, unlike IL-12 p40 mRNA, the constitutive accumulation of IL-18 transcripts by unstimulated cells was amplified in the presence of the translational blocker cycloheximide, which also caused a superinduction of IL-18 expression after Staphylococcus aureus stimulation [18].
 

Biological context of IL18

  • Furthermore, lymphoproliferative signal pathways were active in MCLs compared with normal B cells, because genes encoding, e.g., IL10R alpha and IL18 were up-regulated, as were oncogenes like Bcl-2 and MERTK [19].
  • To evaluate whether common variation elsewhere in the gene was associated with disease susceptibility, we analyzed eight IL18 tag SNPs in a type 1 diabetic case-control collection (1,561 case and 1,721 control subjects) [20].
  • RESULTS: We have identified 5 novel SNPs in the IL18 gene (-920[t/c], -133[c/g], and -132[a/g] in promoter 2 [upstream of exon 2]; +179[c/a; Ser35Ser] in exon 4; and +486[c/t; Phe137Phe] in exon 6) [21].
  • BACKGROUND: Atopy has been linked to chromosome 11q22, a region that harbors the IL18 gene [21].
  • OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate whether genetic abnormalities in the regulatory regions of the IL18 gene predispose, in part, to susceptibility to atopy [21].
 

Anatomical context of IL18

 

Associations of IL18 with chemical compounds

  • The IL18 precursor requires cleavage into an active, mature molecule by the intracellular cysteine protease, IL1beta converting enzyme (ICE, or caspase-1) [26].
  • RESULTS: The latex allergy phenotype was significantly associated with promoter polymorphisms in IL13 -1055 (P = 0.02), IL18 -607 (P = 0.02), and IL18 -656 (P = 0.02) compared with nonatopic controls [27].
  • After six months' treatment with methotrexate, IL18 levels were reduced, but the differences were not significant (p=0.052) [28].
  • In a simple 24-h human whole blood culture, IFN-gamma was produced by the combination of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus IL-18 [29].
  • Using actinomycin D, we also showed that IL-18 mRNA is unstable in FLSs [30].
  • In response to IL-18 stimulation, these cells produced large amounts of TNFalpha [31].
 

Physical interactions of IL18

 

Enzymatic interactions of IL18

  • In contrast to the activation of proIL-1beta by amebic lysates, the purified proteinase cleaved proIL-18 and mature IL-18 to biologically inactive fragments [36].
  • 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 [37].
 

Regulatory relationships of IL18

 

Other interactions of IL18

  • In purified natural killer cells, IL-18 induced IL-8 that was also inhibited by TNF binding protein [38].
  • We conclude that IL-18 possesses proinflammatory properties by direct stimulation of gene expression and synthesis of TNFalpha from CD3+/CD4+ and natural killer cells with subsequent production of IL-1beta and IL-8 from the CD14+ population [38].
  • Stimulation of U1 cells with IL-18 resulted in increased production of IL-6, and exogenous IL-6 added to U1 cells increased HIV-1 production 4-fold over control [14].
  • Incubation with IL-12 and IL-18 in combination partially reversed the defective IFN-gamma production by posttransplantation patient PBMCs [43].
  • CONCLUSION: Our results show that expression of IL-18 is associated with that of IL-1beta and TNFalpha and with local inflammation in the synovial tissue of patients with RA [40].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of IL18

  • Protein levels of IL18, MMPs, and TIMPs were measured by ELISA [25].
  • Gene expression of IL18, IL18Ralpha, IL18Rbeta, MMPs, and aggrecanases was detected by RT-PCR [25].
  • In cross sectional analyses, no correlations between IL18 levels and measures of disease activity or structural damage in RA were found [28].
  • In conclusion, short-term exposure of CD56+ cells to IL15/IL12 or IL15/IL18 at 8-day intervals may hold a promise for improved clinical results in cellular adoptive cancer immunotherapy and for the in vivo injections of the monokines [44].
  • RESULTS: Total RNA samples extracted from human gastric mucosa were reverse transcribed and analysed for TNFA, IL18 and ACTB by TaqMan real-time PCR [45].

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  42. Interleukin-18 induces angiogenic factors in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue fibroblasts via distinct signaling pathways. Amin, M.A., Mansfield, P.J., Pakozdi, A., Campbell, P.L., Ahmed, S., Martinez, R.J., Koch, A.E. Arthritis Rheum. (2007) [Pubmed]
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