Human IL18 / Interleukin-18 ELISA Kit for serum, plasma, cell culture supernatants and urine

The antibody pair provided in this kit detects Human IL-18 in serum, plasma, cell culture supernatants, and urine. Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory cytokine, expressed in most of the mammalian tissues including adipose, liver and skeletal muscle. It is generated as pro-IL-18 which undergoes cleavage to form a mature IL-18 possessing the signal peptide. IL-18 induces Th1 (T helper cell 1) lymphocyte action mediated by interferon-γ. It controls the metabolism of lipids and glucose. Inflammasome activation is responsible for IL-18 release, which is a significant event in response to viral infection. Increased level of IL-18 is observed in kidney and liver disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis, autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. It is also associated with the development of renal dysfunction.