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Characterization of mechanisms of interleukin-6 gene repression by estrogen receptor.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jan 1997
Kurebayashi S, Miyashita Y, Hirose T, Kasayama S, Akira S, Kishimoto T
Abstract excerpt
Estrogens are the most effective agents available for preventing osteoporosis, and their principal role in bone metabolism is the inhibition of interleukin-6 (IL-6) production in osteoblasts and bone marrow stromal cells. We examined the mechanism of inhibitory effect of estrogens on the 190 bp proximal promoter of the IL-6 gene. Promoter activity induced by transfection of both NF-kappaB p65 subunit and NF-IL6...
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