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Human IL-18 Recombinant Protein #15456

    Product Information

    Storage

    Human IL-18 Recombinant Protein is supplied as lyophilized material that is very stable at -20ºC. It is recommended to reconstitute with sterile water at a concentration of 0.1 mg/mL which can be further diluted in aqueous solutions as needed. Addition of a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA) is recommended for long-term storage.

    Once in solution, store at 4ºC and use within 1 month, or store at -20ºC to -80ºC and use within 3 months to prevent loss of potency. Aliquot to avoid multiple freeze/thaw cycles if storing reconstituted material at -20ºC to -80ºC.

    Product Description

    MW (kDa) 17-19
    Purity A greater than 95% purity was determined by SDS-PAGE.
    Endotoxin Endotoxin levels are less than 1 EU / 1 μg hIL-18.
    Activity The bioactivity of recombinant hIL-18 was determined in a KG-1 cell proliferation assay by measuring the induction of IFN-γ secretion in the presence of TNF-α. The ED50 of each lot is less than or equal to 15.26 ng/mL in the presence of 15 ng/mL TNF-α.



    Source / Purification

    Recombinant human IL-18 was expressed in E. coli and is supplied in a lyophilized form.

    Background

    Interleukin-18 (IL-18), originally known as interferon-gamma inducing factor (IGIF), is part of the IL-superfamily of cytokines (1,2). This proinflammatory cytokine is synthesized as an inactive precursor which requires cleavage by Caspase-1 to become an active, mature molecule, which is secreted by monocytes and macrophages (3,4,6). It induces IFNγ production in T-helper-1 (Th1) cells and natural killer (NK) cells, and can regulate innate immunity via both Th1 and Th2 responses (4,5). Elevated IL-18 levels are associated with autoimmune disease, but may be balanced by binding to IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP), which along with IL-18 neutralizing antibodies, are being examined in clinical trials (6,7).
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