... Kawashima M, Taniai M, Yamauchi H, Tanimoto T, Kurimoto M, Morita Y, Ohmoto Y, Makino H: Interferon-gamma-inducing activity of interleukin-18 in the joint with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum ... : Th1 cytokine balance in blood, was higher in RApatients. These findings suggest that in RA the Th1 : Th2ratio in the blood and that in the synovium are different.Accumulation of Th2 vs Th1 ... presence of IL-12as a contributory factor in inducing the IFN-γ-dominant T- cell cytokine response in joints of patients with long-standing RA [13]. IL-18 is a proinflammatory cytokine thatplays...