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Mutant glucocorticoid receptor binding elements on the interleukin-6 promoter regulate dexamethasone effects.
BMC immunology - 26 Mar 2021
Chang Wen-Teng, Hong Ming-Yuan, Chen Chien-Liang, Hwang Chi-Yuan, Tsai Cheng-Chieh, Chuang Chia-Chang
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BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoids (GCs) have been extensively used as essential modulators in clinical infectious and inflammatory diseases. The GC receptor (GR) is a transcription factor belonging to the nuclear receptor family that regulates anti-inflammatory processes and releases pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6. RESULTS: Five putative GR binding sites and other transcriptional factor binding...
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