Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Kazuyuki Yoshizaki

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• Short Communication
  Mechanism and Clinical Significance of IL-6 Combined with TNF-α or IL-1 for the Induction of Acute Phase Proteins SAA and CRP in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
  Author(s): Soken-Nakazawa J Song and Kazuyuki Yoshizaki Soken-Nakazawa J Song and Kazuyuki Yoshizaki
  
  Serum amyloid A (SAA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are two major acute phase proteins whose serum concentrations increase in response to inflammation, though the exact mechanism underlying this induction remains unknown. Dysregulated production of interleukin (IL)-6 plays a pathogenic role in various inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Castleman’s disease and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. IL-6 blocking therapy with an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody (tocilizumab) can ameliorate clinical symptoms and abnormal laboratory findings, and completely normalize CRP and SAA levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Conversely, therapy for blocking tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, another key pathogenic factor in rheumatoid arthritis, barely lowers CRP and SAA to within their normal range, suggesting that IL-6 and.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000239

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