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IL-1 beta breaks tolerance through expansion of CD25+ effector T cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2006
O'Sullivan Brendan J, Thomas Helen E, Pai Saparna, Santamaria Pere, Iwakura Yoichiro, Steptoe Raymond J, Kay Thomas W H, Thomas Ranjeny
Abstract excerpt
IL-1 is a key proinflammatory driver of several autoimmune diseases including juvenile inflammatory arthritis, diseases with mutations in the NALP/cryopyrin complex and Crohn's disease, and is genetically or clinically associated with many others. IL-1 is a pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine; however the mechanisms by which increased IL-1 signaling promotes autoreactive T cell activity are not clear. Here we...
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