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Mammalian epithelia produce the various antimicrobial peptides against the bacterial or viral infection, thereby acting as the active immune modulators in the innate immunity. In this study, we examined the...
Choi YA, Lee DJ, Lim HK, Jeong JH, Sonn JK, Kang SS, Baek SH
KMID: 1097104
Exp Mol Med.
2004 Jun;36(3):226-232.
IL-1beta is known promote cyclooxygenase-2 (COX- 2) and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) expression. This study focuses on the characterization of the signaling cascade associated with IL-1beta-induced matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP- 2) regulation...
Jeong IK, Oh SH, Chung JH, Min YK, Lee MS, Lee MK, Kim KW
KMID: 1093592
Exp Mol Med.
2002 Mar;34(1):12-17.
Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is a pleiotropic cytokine with the potential to destroy pancreatic beta-cells, and thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of type I diabetes mellitus. Expression of inducible...