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NATURE IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 8, Pages 906-913Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ni.3503
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- US National Institutes of Health (NIH) [AI065429, AI126816, AI107960, AI123126]
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Research Trust
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Inflammation occurs after disruption of tissue homeostasis by cell stress, injury or infection and ultimately involves the recruitment and retention of cells of hematopoietic origin, which arrive at the affected sites to resolve damage and initiate repair. Interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) and IL-1 beta are equally potent inflammatory cytokines that activate the inflammatory process, and their deregulated signaling causes devastating diseases manifested by severe acute or chronic inflammation. Although much attention has been given to understanding the biogenesis of IL-1 beta, the biogenesis of IL-1 alpha and its distinctive role in the inflammatory process remain poorly defined. In this review we examine key aspects of IL-1 alpha biology and regulation and discuss its emerging importance in the initiation and maintenance of inflammation that underlie the pathology of many human diseases.
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