IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue Immunopathogenesis

Dengue fever is an infection by the dengue virus (DENV) transmitted by vector mosquitoes. It causes many infections in tropical and subtropical countries every year, thus posing a severe disease threat. Cytokine storms, one condition where many proinflammatory cytokines are mass-produced, might lead...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Josephine Diony Nanda, Tzong-Shiann Ho, Rahmat Dani Satria, Ming-Kai Jhan, Yung-Ting Wang, Chiou-Feng Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8214656
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849309240630444032
author Josephine Diony Nanda
Tzong-Shiann Ho
Rahmat Dani Satria
Ming-Kai Jhan
Yung-Ting Wang
Chiou-Feng Lin
author_facet Josephine Diony Nanda
Tzong-Shiann Ho
Rahmat Dani Satria
Ming-Kai Jhan
Yung-Ting Wang
Chiou-Feng Lin
author_sort Josephine Diony Nanda
collection DOAJ
description Dengue fever is an infection by the dengue virus (DENV) transmitted by vector mosquitoes. It causes many infections in tropical and subtropical countries every year, thus posing a severe disease threat. Cytokine storms, one condition where many proinflammatory cytokines are mass-produced, might lead to cellular dysfunction in tissue/organ failures and often facilitate severe dengue disease in patients. Interleukin- (IL-) 18, similar to IL-1β, is a proinflammatory cytokine produced during inflammation following inflammasome activation. Inflammatory stimuli, including microbial infections, damage signals, and cytokines, all induce the production of IL-18. High serum IL-18 is remarkably correlated with severely ill dengue patients; however, its possible roles have been less explored. Based on the clinical and basic findings, this review discusses the potential immunopathogenic role of IL-18 when it participates in DENV infection and dengue disease progression based on existing findings and related past studies.
format Article
id doaj-art-18302b0ad20a4d998e7b8283cfa41b20
institution Kabale University
issn 2314-7156
language English
publishDate 2021-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Journal of Immunology Research
spelling doaj-art-18302b0ad20a4d998e7b8283cfa41b202025-08-20T03:54:12ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-71562021-01-01202110.1155/2021/8214656IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue ImmunopathogenesisJosephine Diony Nanda0Tzong-Shiann Ho1Rahmat Dani Satria2Ming-Kai Jhan3Yung-Ting Wang4Chiou-Feng Lin5International Ph.D. Program in Cell Therapy and Regenerative MedicineDepartment of PediatricsInternational Ph.D. Program in MedicineDepartment of Microbiology and ImmunologyDepartment of Microbiology and ImmunologyInternational Ph.D. Program in Cell Therapy and Regenerative MedicineDengue fever is an infection by the dengue virus (DENV) transmitted by vector mosquitoes. It causes many infections in tropical and subtropical countries every year, thus posing a severe disease threat. Cytokine storms, one condition where many proinflammatory cytokines are mass-produced, might lead to cellular dysfunction in tissue/organ failures and often facilitate severe dengue disease in patients. Interleukin- (IL-) 18, similar to IL-1β, is a proinflammatory cytokine produced during inflammation following inflammasome activation. Inflammatory stimuli, including microbial infections, damage signals, and cytokines, all induce the production of IL-18. High serum IL-18 is remarkably correlated with severely ill dengue patients; however, its possible roles have been less explored. Based on the clinical and basic findings, this review discusses the potential immunopathogenic role of IL-18 when it participates in DENV infection and dengue disease progression based on existing findings and related past studies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8214656
spellingShingle Josephine Diony Nanda
Tzong-Shiann Ho
Rahmat Dani Satria
Ming-Kai Jhan
Yung-Ting Wang
Chiou-Feng Lin
IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue Immunopathogenesis
Journal of Immunology Research
title IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue Immunopathogenesis
title_full IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue Immunopathogenesis
title_fullStr IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue Immunopathogenesis
title_full_unstemmed IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue Immunopathogenesis
title_short IL-18: The Forgotten Cytokine in Dengue Immunopathogenesis
title_sort il 18 the forgotten cytokine in dengue immunopathogenesis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8214656
work_keys_str_mv AT josephinedionynanda il18theforgottencytokineindengueimmunopathogenesis
AT tzongshiannho il18theforgottencytokineindengueimmunopathogenesis
AT rahmatdanisatria il18theforgottencytokineindengueimmunopathogenesis
AT mingkaijhan il18theforgottencytokineindengueimmunopathogenesis
AT yungtingwang il18theforgottencytokineindengueimmunopathogenesis
AT chioufenglin il18theforgottencytokineindengueimmunopathogenesis