Diabetes mellitus can cause a decrease in tear secretion and film composition, resulting series of pathological changes such as the stability film, increased risk inflammation, peripheral neuropathy impairment meibomian glands, leading to dry eye. The imbalance inflammatory mediators diabetic patients injury ocular surface are main factors that aggravate Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome...

The inflammatory process in allergic asthma is initiated by Thelper (Th) type-2 cells, which produce a repertoire of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-9 and IL-13, which are necessary for immunoglobulin (Ig)E production, airway eosinophilia and goblet cell hyperplasia [1]. IL-18 is another pro-inflammatory cytokine, initially described as interferon (IFN)-c-inducing factor [2]. ...

Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in the regulation of innate and acquired immune response. In the milieu of IL-12 or IL-15, IL-18 is a potent inducer of IFN-gamma in natural killer (NK) cells and CD4 T helper (Th) 1 lymphocytes. However, IL-18 also modulates Th2 and Th17 cell responses, as well as the activity of CD8 cytotoxic cells and neutrophils, in a host microenvir...