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Abstract
IL-1 cytokines constitute a family of biologically active proteins with pleiotropic function especially in immunity. Both protective as well as deleterious properties of individual IL-1 family cytokines in tumor biology have been described. The function of IL-1-family cytokines depends on the producing source, the present (inflammatory) microenvironment and N-terminal proteolytical processing. Each of these determinants is shaped by different modes of cell death. Here we summarize the properties of IL-1 family cytokines in tumor biology, and how they are modulated by cell death.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27410464 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2016-0215
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Chem ISSN: 1431-6730 Impact factor: 3.915