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ArticleThe Biochemical journal1997

Interleukin-6-dependent and -independent regulation of the human C-reactive protein gene.

B Weinhold, U Rüther

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Article in The Biochemical journal, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04557176 (TB Screening Improves Preventive Therapy Uptake Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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NCT04557176 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

TB Screening Improves Preventive Therapy Uptake Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San FranciscoRan2020 to 2025Enrolled1,719ConditionsTuberculosis, Latent Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Prevention, HIVArmsCRP, point-of-care assay
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. C-reactive protein and its ratio with albumin as a marker of poor prognosis in oral cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

B WeinholdInstitut für Molekularbiologie, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, 30623 Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany.
U Rüther
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have investigated the function of different mediators of the regulation of the human C-reactive protein (hCRP) gene in transgenic mice. hCRP was induced by lipopolysaccharide and wounding in interleukin-6 (IL-6) +/+ mice, but not in IL-6 -/- mice. This finding suggested that IL-6 is necessary for the induction of hCRP. However, injection of IL-6 did not induce the hCRP gene. Thus, the induction of hCRP by IL-6 seems to require an additional cofactor. Therefore, we screened different cytokines for their activity in IL-6 +/+ and IL-6 -/- mice. Surprisingly, interleukin-1beta, as well as oncostatin M or leukaemia inhibitory factor, led to an induction of hCRP in both genetic backgrounds. These results indicate an IL-6-dependent and -independent regulation of hCRP. These hCRP transgenic mice therefore represent a novel model system for defining the cytokine network involved in the regulation of acute-phase genes during the course of inflammation.

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Gene Expression RegulationTranscription, GeneticAnimalsC-Reactive ProteinCytokinesGrowth InhibitorsHumansInterleukin-1Interleukin-6Leukemia Inhibitory FactorLipopolysaccharidesLymphokinesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOncostatin MC-Reactive ProteinCytokinesGrowth InhibitorsInterleukin-1Interleukin-6Leukemia Inhibitory FactorLIF protein, humanLif protein, mouseLipopolysaccharidesLymphokinesOncostatin MOSM protein, humanOsm protein, mousePeptidesRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID9359411
PMCPMC1218811
OpenAlexW1852206174

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