Concept information
Preferred term
Interleukin-18
Type
-
mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A cytokine which resembles IL-1 structurally and IL-12 functionally. It enhances the cytotoxic activity of NK CELLS and CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES, and appears to play a role both as neuroimmunomodulator and in the induction of mucosal immunity.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- IFN-gamma Inducing Factor
- IFN-gamma-Inducing Factor
- IL-18
- IL18
- Interferon-gamma Inducing Factor
- Interferon-gamma-Inducing Factor
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- biosynthesis (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- deficiency (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Facteur d'induction d'IFN g
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Facteur d'induction de l'IFN g
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Facteur d'induction de l'IFN gamma
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Facteur d'induction de l'IFNg
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Facteur d'induction de l'interféron gamma
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IL-18
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IL18
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TR0XZX9H-M
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