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NF-κ B and Rheumatic Diseases
1 Dec 2006
Abstract excerpt
NF-kappaB is an inducible transcription factor that is controlled by the signal activation cascades. NF-kappaB controls a number of genes involved in immuno-inflammatory responses, cell cycle progression, inhibition of apoptosis, and cell adhesion, thus promoting chronic inflammatory responses. In fact, NF-kappaB is constitutively activated in some rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and...
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