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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
A number of cytokine receptors exist in soluble form in the biological fluids of both animals and humans, a phenomenon that might have immunoregulatory implications in vivo. Although these soluble receptors specifically inhibit binding and activity of their respective cytokines in vitro, their actual function in vivo as cytokine inhibitors or as carrier proteins is unclear. Abnormalities in the production of these substances might contribute to the pathophysiology of immune and neoplastic diseases. Besides their role in regulating cytokine activity in vivo, soluble cytokine receptors hold significant potential for therapeutic use as very specific anticytokine agents and as indicators in diagnosis and assessment of immune parameters, prognosis, disease progression, response to treatment, etc., in a variety of autoimmune and malignant diseases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0892-6638
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2567-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Soluble cytokine receptors: their role in immunoregulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review