Research Article
Enhanced Expression of IL-18 and IL-18BP in Plasma of Patients with Eczema: Altered Expression of IL-18BP and IL-18 Receptor on Mast Cells
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Scatter plots of levels of IL-18 and IL-18BP in plasma of patients with eczema and healthy control (HC) subjects. Levels of total IL-18 (a), total IL-18BP (b), free IL-18 (c), and free IL-18BP (d) and the molar concentration ratios of plasma IL-18BP/IL-18 (e) were shown. Each symbol represents the value from 1 subject. The median value is indicated with a horizontal line. was taken as statistically significant. (f) The spearman’s rho/correlation coefficient between the plasma level of free IL-18 and free IL-18BP. .
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