RNA Details
Disease Name
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tissue
lung
RNA Symbol
IL18
RNA ID
RNA Type
mRNA
Alteration Pattern
up regulation
Species
homo sapiens
Detection Methods
Histological Analyses; Pre-operative MDCT Analyses etc.
Target
NA
Pathway
NA
PubMed ID
Title
The transition from normal lung anatomy to minimal and established fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Year
2021
Function
"Additionally, CASP1, NLRC4, which participate in the activation of a cytokine storm, were all up-regulated in minimal fibrosis, while another cytokine storm trigger, IL18, was up-regulated in both minimal and established fibrosis regions."