Review Article
A Comprehensive Review on the Role of Interleukin-40 as a Biomarker for Diagnosing Inflammatory Diseases
Table 1
Summarized characteristic of interleukin 40.
| Cytokine | Other names | Gene superfamily | Chromosome location | Receptor | Functions | Main human expression tissues | Target cells | Potential role in diseases |
| Interleukin-40 | C17orf99 | None | 17q25.3 | Unknown | Involved in IgA production, B cell homeostasis and development of humoral immune response | B.M, fetal liver, activated B cells | B cells | B cell lymphoma, lupus, type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome |
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