Article
NLRP1 influences the systemic sclerosis phenotype: a new clue for the contribution of innate immunity in systemic sclerosis-related fibrosing alveolitis pathogenesis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 2011
Dieudé P, Guedj M, Wipff J, Ruiz B, Riemekasten G, Airo P, Melchers I, Hachulla E, Cerinic M Matucci, Diot E, Hunzelmann N, Caramaschi P, Sibilia J, Tiev K, Mouthon L, Riccieri V, Cracowski J L, Carpentier P H, Distler J, Amoura Z, Tarner I, Avouac J, Meyer O, Kahan A, Boileau C, Allanore Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence has highlighted a potential role of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). NLRP1 provides a scaffold for the assembly of the inflammasome that promotes the processing and maturation of pro-IL-1β. In addition, NLRP1 variants were found to confer susceptibility to autoimmune disorders. OBJECTIVE: /st> To study a possible association of the NLRP1 rs6502867, rs2670660 and...
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