Interleukin-18
"Interleukin-18" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020382
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.465.518 D12.776.467.374.465.518 D23.529.374.465.518
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| Concept/Terms |
Interleukin-18- Interleukin-18
- Interleukin 18
- IFN-gamma-Inducing Factor
- IL-18
- Interferon-gamma Inducing Factor
- Inducing Factor, Interferon-gamma
- Interferon gamma Inducing Factor
- Interferon-gamma-Inducing Factor
- IFN-gamma Inducing Factor
- IFN gamma Inducing Factor
- Inducing Factor, IFN-gamma
- IL18
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Deng X, Zou W, Xiong M, Wang Z, Engelhardt JF, Ye SQ, Yan Z, Qiu J. Human Parvovirus Infection of Human Airway Epithelia Induces Pyroptotic Cell Death by Inhibiting Apoptosis. J Virol. 2017 12 15; 91(24).