IL-1 is a key cytokine involved in the inflammatory response. The type II receptor of IL-1 (IL-1RII) acts as a decoy receptor, binding and inhibiting the effect of IL-1. This study was undertaken to establish whether IL-1RII can ameliorate collagen-induced arthritis, a model of inflammatory arthriti
Influence of heme oxygenase 1 modulation on the progression of murine collagen-induced arthritis
✍ Scribed by Isabel Devesa; Maria Luisa Ferrándiz; María Carmen Terencio; Leo A. B. Joosten; Wim B. van den Berg; María José Alcaraz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 385 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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