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Over expression of interleukin-1alpha, interleukin-1beta and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in testicular tissues from sexually immature mice as compared to adult mice Volume 14, numéro 1, March 2003

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion-University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
  • Page(s) : 27-33
  • Année de parution : 2003

INTRODUCTION Interleukin-1 (IL-1), like other pro-inflammatory cytokines, is an immunoregulatory polypeptide growth factor produced mainly by macrophages in response to foreign antigens, pathogens (infection challenge), and also in chronic inflammation (immunological activation) [1, 2]. Cells of non-immune cell origin, such as dendritic cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, mesangial cells, [...]