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Human breast milk suppresses the transcriptional regulation of IL-1β-induced NF-κB signaling in human intestinal cells
1 Jul 2004
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), which is a disease with a poor prognosis, is considered to be caused by the coincidence of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury and systemic inflammation due to the colonization of pathogenic bacteria. Interleukin (IL)-8, a proinflammatory cytokine, plays an important role in the pathophysiology of NEC. It was recently reported that IL-1beta activates the IL-8 gene by...
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