Therapy/Kaposi's Sarcoma
Treatment of KS with Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Evaluated
Published in AIDS Weekly, May 29th, 1995
Previous research has suggested that HIV-1 may induce KS directly through viral protein(s) or indirectly through regulation of cytokine such as IL-1 and IL-6. The possibility exists that HIV can induce cytokine production (IL-1), which can then act as a paracrine factor for AIDS-KS cells.
Stan Louie et al. have shown that AIDS-KS spindle cells express IL-1(beta) and that IL-1ra inhibits KS spindle cell growth ("Effects of Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist in AIDS-Kaposi's Sarcoma," Journal of...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (1995-05-29)
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