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IL-1beta genotype-related effect of prednisolone on IL-1beta production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells under acute inflammation.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Aug 2007
Markova Svetlana, Nakamura Tsutomu, Makimoto Hiroo, Ichijima Tomoki, Yamamori Motohiro, Kuwahara Akiko, Iwaki Koichi, Nishiguchi Kohshi, Okamura Noboru, Okumura Katsuhiko, Sakaeda Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Glucocorticoids such as prednisolone are used for their anti-inflammatory properties. But there is evidence to suggest that under certain conditions, glucocorticoids have pro-inflammatory effects, for example, enhancement of IL-1beta production. To date, it has been reported that IL-1beta production intensity was associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms at positions -1470, -511, and -31 in the promoter...
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