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Endotoxin Up-regulates Interleukin-18

DOI

28

Citations

46

References

2005

Year

Deirdre M. Kelly, Catherine M. Greene, Gerard Meachery, Michael J. O’Mahony, Paula Gallagher, Clifford C. Taggart, Shane O’Neill, Noel G. McElvaney
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

The pathogenesis of sarcoidosis is propagated through the actions of a helper T-cell type 1-driven response. This study shows that gram-negative bacteria may contribute to this effect by upregulating interleukin-18 expression.

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