Why Should Internists Be Interested in Interleukin-1?
Authors: Ruth Neta
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Editorials1 July 1988Why Should Internists Be Interested in Interleukin-1?Ruth Neta, PhD, Joost J. Oppenheim, MDRuth Neta, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Joost J. Oppenheim, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-1-1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInterleukin-1 is a hormone-like polypeptide produced in response to infection, injury, physiologic stress, or antigenic challenge. Originally named for its ability to act as an intercellular signal between leukocytes, interleukin-1 has pleiotropic effects on tissues and organs (1). Fever, elevation of acute-phase reactive proteins, and neutrophilia are some responses to systemic interleukin-1 that make it a key mediator of inflammation (2). As an inflammatory mediator, interleukin-1 may be both beneficial and harmful. 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