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Descriptor English: Interleukin-18
Descriptor Spanish: Interleucina-18
Descriptor interleucina-18
Entry term(s) IL-18
factor inductor de IFN gamma
factor inductor de interferón gamma
Scope note: Citocina que se asemeja estructuralmente a la IL-1 y funcionalmente a la IL-12. Favorece la actividad citotóxica de las CÉLULAS NK y de los LINFOCITOS T CITOTÓXICOS, y parece desempeñar un papel como neuroinmunomodulador y en la inducción de la inmunidad en las mucosas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Interleucina-18
Descriptor French: Interleukine-18
Entry term(s): IFN gamma Inducing Factor
IFN-gamma Inducing Factor
IFN-gamma-Inducing Factor
IL-18
IL18
Inducing Factor, IFN-gamma
Inducing Factor, Interferon-gamma
Interferon gamma Inducing Factor
Interferon-gamma Inducing Factor
Interferon-gamma-Inducing Factor
Interleukin 18
Tree number(s): D12.644.276.374.465.518
D12.776.467.374.465.518
D23.529.374.465.518
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020382
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Cytokines (1995-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99; INTERFERON-GAMMA INDUCING FACTOR (now INTERLEUKIN-18) was indexed under CYTOKINES 1995-98
History Note: 99; use INTERLEUKIN-18 (NM) 1995-98
DeCS ID: 33854
Unique ID: D020382
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Interleukin-18 - Preferred
Concept UI M0030026
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Interleukin-18
Entry term(s) IFN gamma Inducing Factor
IFN-gamma Inducing Factor
IFN-gamma-Inducing Factor
IL-18
IL18
Inducing Factor, IFN-gamma
Inducing Factor, Interferon-gamma
Interferon gamma Inducing Factor
Interferon-gamma Inducing Factor
Interferon-gamma-Inducing Factor
Interleukin 18



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