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Combined interleukin-6 and interleukin-1 deficiency causes obesity in young mice.
Diabetes - 1 Apr 2006
Chida Dai, Osaka Toshimasa, Hashimoto Okito, Iwakura Yoichiro
Abstract excerpt
Proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 exert pleiotropic effects on the neuro-immuno-endocrine system. Previously, we showed that IL-1 receptor antagonist-deficient (IL-1Ra(-/-)) mice show a lean phenotype due to an abnormal lipid metabolism. On the contrary, it was reported that IL-6(-/-) mice exhibit obesity after 6 months of age. This study sought to assess the roles of IL-1 and IL-6...
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