PMID- 17479871 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070608 LR - 20151119 IS - 0033-2240 (Print) IS - 0033-2240 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 9 DP - 2006 TI - [Usefulness of interleukin 18 determination in clinical diagnostics]. PG - 789-91 AB - Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory pleiotropic cytokine playing a major role in the inflammatory cascade. It was written up for the first time in 1995 as a factor inducing interferon gamma in Kupffer cells, macrophages as well as T and B cells. Authors are presenting actual publications concerning usefulness in interleukin 18 determination in clinical diagnostics. FAU - Kusnierz-Cabala, Beata AU - Kusnierz-Cabala B AD - Zaklad Diagnostyki, Katedra Biochemii Klinicznej, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie. mbkusnie@cyf-kr.edu.pl FAU - Galicka-Latala, Danuta AU - Galicka-Latala D FAU - Naskalski, Jerzy W AU - Naskalski JW FAU - Sieradzki, Jacek AU - Sieradzki J LA - pol PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Review TT - Przydatnosc oznaczen interleukiny 18 w diagnostyce klinicznej. PL - Poland TA - Przegl Lek JT - Przeglad lekarski JID - 19840720R RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (Receptors, Interleukin-18) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Atherosclerosis/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Interferon-gamma/metabolism MH - Interleukin-18/*analysis/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Liver Diseases/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Multiple Sclerosis/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Neoplasms/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Organ Transplantation MH - Pancreatitis/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Psoriasis/diagnosis/metabolism MH - Receptors, Interleukin-18/analysis/*metabolism RF - 37 EDAT- 2007/05/08 09:00 MHDA- 2007/06/09 09:00 CRDT- 2007/05/08 09:00 PHST- 2007/05/08 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/06/09 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/05/08 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Przegl Lek. 2006;63(9):789-91.