Recombinant Human IL18 protein

>90% as determined by SDS-PAGE

Please contact with the lab for this information.

A DNA sequence encoding the human IL18 (Tyr37-Asp193) was fused with His tag

Q14116

E.coli

Homo sapiens (Human)

18.68 kDa

Supplied as solution form in PBS pH 7.5 or lyophilized from PBS pH 7.5.

In general, proteins are provided as lyophilized powder/frozen liquid. They are shipped out with dry ice/blue ice unless customers require otherwise.

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles.
Store at 2 to 8 °C for one week .
Store at -20 to -80 °C for twelve months from the date of receipt.

Reconstitute in sterile water for a stock solution.A copy of datasheet will be provided with the products, please refer to it for details.

Interleukin-18 (IL-18, also known as interferon-gamma inducing factor) is a proinflammatory cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 superfamily and is produced by macrophages and other cells. This cytokine can induce the IFN-gamma production of T cells. The combination of IL-18 and IL12 has been shown to inhibit IL4 dependent IgE and IgG1 production, and enhance IgG2a production of B cells. IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP) can specifically interact with this cytokine, and thus negatively regulate its biological activity. IL-18 is an IL-1−like cytokine that requires cleavage with caspase-1 to become active, was found to increase IgE production in a CD4+ T cells-, IL-4− and STAT6−dependent fashion. IL-18 and T cell receptor−mediated stimulation could induce naïve CD4+ T cells to develop into IL-4−producing cells in vitro. Thus, caspase-1 and IL-18 may be critical in regulation of IgE production in vivo, providing a potential therapeutic target for allergic disorders. IL-18 production in primary synovial cultures and purified synovial fibroblasts was, in turn, upregulated by TNF-α and IL-1β, suggesting that monokine expression can feed back to promote Th1 cell development in synovial membrane. Besides, synergistic combinations of IL-18, IL-12, and IL-15 may be of importance in sustaining both Th1 responses and monokine production in RA.

Interleukin-18,IL-18,Iboctadekin,Interferon gamma-inducing factor,IFN-gamma-inducing factor,Interleukin-1 gamma,IL-1 gamma.

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