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IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) plasma levels are co-ordinately regulated by both IL-1Ra and IL-1beta genes.
European journal of immunology - 1 Aug 1998
Hurme M, Santtila S
Abstract excerpt
The genes in the IL-1 complex code for three proteins, IL-1alpha, IL-1beta and the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Ra). The severity of a given infection is influenced by the balance between the levels of IL-1beta, the major extracellular agonist, and that of IL-1 Ra. In healthy individuals, IL-1 Ra is readily detectable in plasma but IL-1beta levels are usually undetectable. As there are polymorphisms in both of...
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