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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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2001 and 2004 and 2005 and 2007 and 2008 and 2009 and 2010 and 2011 and 2015 and 2016 and 2017 and 2021 and 2023
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