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Deficiency of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist promotes neointimal formation after injury.
Circulation - 5 Aug 2003
Isoda Kikuo, Shiigai Masaru, Ishigami Norio, Matsuki Taizo, Horai Reiko, Nishikawa Kenichirou, Kusuhara Masatoshi, Nishida Yasuhiro, Iwakura Yoichiro, Ohsuzu Fumitaka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cytokine interleukin (IL)-1 is an important mediator of inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Activity of this cytokine is modulated endogenously via the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). The role of IL-1Ra in neointima formation after injury, however, is poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using IL-1Ra-deficient (IL-1Ra-/-; backcrossed 8 generations into the C57BL/6J background) and...
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