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ArticleMediators of inflammation2016

Correlation of IL-18 with Tryptase in Atopic Asthma and Induction of Mast Cell Accumulation by IL-18.

Junling Wang, Huiyun Zhang, Wenjiao Zheng, Hua Xie, Hongling Yan, Xiaoping Lin, Shaoheng He

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. IL-18-associated basophil and mast cell activation in sepsis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  4. IL-18 biology in severe asthma.Frontiers in medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Junling WangAllergy and Clinical Immunology Research Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, China.
Huiyun ZhangAllergy and Clinical Immunology Research Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, China.
Wenjiao ZhengAllergy and Clinical Immunology Research Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, China.
Hua XieThe PLA Center of Respiratory and Allergic Disease Diagnosing Management, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang 110840, China.
Hongling YanClinical Research Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Xiaoping LinThe PLA Center of Respiratory and Allergic Disease Diagnosing Management, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang 110840, China.
Shaoheng HeAllergy and Clinical Immunology Research Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning Medical University · CNGeneral Hospital of Shenyang Military Region · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin- (IL-) 18 and tryptase were previously reported to relate to asthma, but the correlation between these two potent proinflammatory molecules in asthma and their roles in mast cell accumulation remain uninvestigated. Using flow cytometric analysis technique and ovalbumin- (OVA-) sensitized mouse model, it was found that IL-18 and tryptase levels in the plasma of moderate and severe asthma were elevated, and they correlated well with each other. Tryptase and agonist peptides of protease activated receptor- (PAR-) 2 induced substantial quantity of IL-18 release. IL-18 and tryptase provoked mast cell accumulation in peritoneum of OVA-sensitized mice. OVA-sensitization increased number of IL-18 receptor (R)(+) mast cells. IL-18 and tryptase induced dramatic increase in IL-18R(+) mast cells and mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of IL-18R on mast cells. Moreover, while IL-18 induced an increase in PAR-2(+) mast cells in nonsensitized mice, IL-18 and tryptase provoked increases in IL-4 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) in the peritoneum of OVA-sensitized mice. In summary, the correlation between IL-18 and tryptase in plasma of patients with asthma indicates close interactions between them, which should be considered for development of anti-IL-18 and antitryptase therapies. Interactions between IL-18 and tryptase may contribute to mast cell recruitment in asthma.

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AsthmaCytokinesInterleukin-18Interleukin-4Mast CellsReceptor, PAR-2Receptors, Interleukin-18Thymic Stromal LymphopoietinTryptasesCytokinesInterleukin-18Interleukin-4Receptor, PAR-2Receptors, Interleukin-18Thymic Stromal LymphopoietinTryptases

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PMID27069315
PMCPMC4812453
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