A Comprehensive Review on the Role of Interleukin-40 as a Biomarker for Diagnosing Inflammatory Diseases
Autoimmune Dis. 2024 Mar 1;2024:3968767. doi: 10.1155/2024/3968767. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTInterleukins are a group of proteins that have a wide range of complex functions and are believed to be involved in several diseases and conditions. In particular, interleukin-40 (IL-40) is a recently identified cytokine associated with B cells that was first introduced by Catalan et al. in 2017. This cytokine has several roles in the body, including functioning in the formation of B cells in the bone marrow, IgA production, and expression in the intestinal microbiome. Moreover, IL-40 appears to be involved in numerous autoimmune a...
Source: Autoimmune Diseases - March 11, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Feryal Dabbagh-Gorjani Source Type: research
