Expression of IL-18, IL-18 Binding Protein, and IL-18 Receptor by Normal and Cancerous Human Ovarian Tissues: Possible Implication of IL-18 in the Pathogenesis of Ovarian Carcinoma
Figure 1
IL-18 and IL-18BP protein levels in normal and cancerous ovarian tissue homogenates. Normal and cancerous ovarian samples were homogenized. IL-18 (a) and IL-18BP (b) protein levels were evaluated by specific ELISA kits. Levels are expressed as pg/g protein; each point represents one of the positive samples; (normal) and 24 (carcinoma) in (a) and 18 (normal) and 10 (carcinoma) in (b). Horizontal lines indicate MEAN ± SEM. indicates statistical significance according to -test: ; .
