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IL-1: discoveries, controversies and future directions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20201008     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although there has been a great amount of progress in the 25 years since the first reporting of the cDNA for IL-1alpha and IL-1beta, the history of IL-1 goes back to the early 1940s. In fact, the entire field of inflammatory cytokines, TLR and the innate immune response can be found in the story of IL-1. This Viewpoint follows the steps from the identification of the fever-inducing activities of "soluble factors" produced by endotoxin-stimulated leukocytes through to the discovery of cryopyrin and the caspase-1 inflammasome and on to the clinical benefits of anti-IL-1beta-based therapeutics. It also discusses some of the current controversies regarding the activation of the inflammasome. The future of novel anti-inflammatory agents to combat chronic inflammation is based, in part, on the diseases that are uniquely responsive to anti-IL-1beta, which is surely a reason to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the cloning of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta.
Authors:
Charles A Dinarello
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of immunology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1521-4141     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-11     Completed Date:  2010-04-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1273201     Medline TA:  Eur J Immunol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  599-606     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. cdinarello@mac.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Inflammation / history*,  immunology*
Interleukin-1 / history*,  immunology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI-15614/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; CA-04 6934/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Interleukin-1

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