Pharmacological inhibitors of the mevalonate pathway activate pro-IL-1 processing and IL-1 release by human monocytes. [electronic resource]
- European cytokine network Sep 2009
- 112-20 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1952-4005
10.1684/ecn.2009.0162 doi
Caspase 1--metabolism Cell Line Enzyme Activation--drug effects Guanosine Triphosphate--metabolism Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--pharmacology Interleukin-1--metabolism Interleukin-1beta--metabolism Lipopolysaccharides--pharmacology Metabolic Networks and Pathways--drug effects Mevalonic Acid--metabolism Monocytes--drug effects Phosphorylation--drug effects Protein Precursors--metabolism Protein Prenylation--drug effects Protein Processing, Post-Translational--drug effects Protein Transport--drug effects Simvastatin--pharmacology p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--metabolism rac1 GTP-Binding Protein--metabolism