Interleukin-18 in metabolism: From mice physiology to human diseases
Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a classical member of the IL-1 superfamily of cytokines. As IL-1β, IL-18 precursor is processed by inflammasome/caspase-1 into a mature and biologically active form. IL-18 binds to its specific receptor composed of two chains (IL-18Rα and IL-18Rβ) to trigger a similar intra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.971745/full |