| Literature DB >> 21543720 |
Seth L Masters1, Eicke Latz, Luke A J O'Neill.
Abstract
Atherosclerosis is the cause of morbiditiy for 70% of patients with type 2 diabetes. In both of these diseases, a protein complex known as the inflammasome is stimulated to activate interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18, which are pathogenic inflammatory cytokines. Triggers for the inflammasome are obesity-related factors, such as cholesterol crystals in atherosclerosis, or hyperglycemia, ceramides, and islet amyloid polypeptide in type 2 diabetes. Therapeutics that target IL-1β in clinical trials for type 2 diabetes might also decrease the incidence of atherosclerosis.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21543720 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3001902
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Transl Med ISSN: 1946-6234 Impact factor: 17.956