A Comprehensive Review on the Role of Interleukin-40 as a Biomarker for Diagnosing Inflammatory Diseases

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="9"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Cytokine</td><td class="align_center">Other names</td><td class="align_center">Gene superfamily</td><td class="align_center">Chromosome location</td><td class="align_center">Receptor</td><td class="align_center">Functions</td><td class="align_center">Main human expression tissues</td><td class="align_center">Target cells</td><td class="align_center">Potential role in diseases</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="9"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Interleukin-40</td><td class="align_center">C17orf99</td><td class="align_center">None</td><td class="align_center">17q25.3</td><td class="align_center">Unknown</td><td class="align_center">Involved in IgA production, B cell homeostasis and development of humoral immune response</td><td class="align_center">B.M, fetal liver, activated B cells</td><td class="align_center">B cells</td><td class="align_center">B cell lymphoma, lupus, type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="9"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Summarized characteristic of interleukin 40.</div>

Autoimmune Diseases

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Table 1: A Comprehensive Review on the Role of Interleukin-40 as a Biomarker for Diagnosing Inflammatory Diseases 