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Cytokine profile in a cohort of healthy blood donors carrying polymorphisms in genes encoding the NLRP3 inflammasome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Sahdo Berolla, Fransén Karin, Asfaw Idosa Berhane, Eriksson Per, Söderquist Bo, Kelly Anne, Särndahl Eva
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The NLRP3 inflammasome has been recognized as one of the key components of the innate immunity by sensing a diversity of insults. Inflammasome activation results in the maturation of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. Increased production of IL-1β is found in patients with gain-of-function polymorphisms in genes encoding the NLRP3 inflammasome. Since approximately 5% of the...
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