Table 1.

IL‐18BP induction primarily detected in non‐leucocytic cells

	IFNγ
PBMC (n= 5)	2.06 ± 0.63
THP‐1 (n= 3)	2.52 ± 0.48
DLD‐1 (n= 3)	16.54 ± 3.77 **

PBMC, THP‐1 cells and DLD‐1 cells were either kept as unstimulated control or were stimulated with IFN‐γ (PBMC, THP‐1: 20 ng/ml; DLD‐1: 10 ng/ml). After 12 hrs, IL‐18BP mRNA was evaluated by realtime PCR. IL‐18BP mRNA was normalized to that of GAPDH. Data are expressed as fold induction compared with unstimulated control ± S.D., **P < 0.01 compared to unstimulated control.