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. 2006 Nov 27;580(27):6289-94.
doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.10.061. Epub 2006 Nov 3.

IL-1 receptor antagonist in metabolic diseases: Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde?

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IL-1 receptor antagonist in metabolic diseases: Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde?

Stephane Perrier et al. FEBS Lett. .
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Abstract

Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) has been shown to play a crucial role in the prevention of various inflammatory diseases. There is also convincing evidence that IL-1ra is able to counteract inflammatory effects of IL-1 members implicated in insulin resistance and diabetes. However, the use of knock-out animal models provides evidence to the contrary and the role of IL-1ra in obesity-linked anomalies remains controversial. This minireview gets an insight into recent findings on the implication of IL-1ra and its gene polymorphism in diabetes and obesity, discusses the potential dual effects of IL-1ra observed in different models, and comments on future directions.

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