Table 1.

Role of IL-23 in the pathogenesis of different diseases.

Disease	IL-23 effect	References
Inflammatory bowel diseases	Pathogenic	(24, 25)
Rheumatoid arthritis	Pathogenic	(25, 27)
Psoriasis	Pathogenic	(23–26)
Atherosclerosis	Pathogenic	(28, 29)
MS	Pathogenic	(13–15, 30–32)
Stroke/postischemic inflammation	Pathogenic	(33, 34)
Infections	Protective	(35–37)