Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist activity of a human interleukin-1 inhibitor

…, CJ Wilcox, WP Arend, FG Joslin, DJ Dripps… - Nature, 1990 - nature.com
Three interleukin-1 inhibitors have been purified to homogeneity from medium conditioned by
human monocytes. Partial sequence analysis and digestion with N-glycanase indicate that …

Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor: a human saliva protein exhibiting anti-human immunodeficiency virus 1 activity in vitro.

TB McNeely, M Dealy, DJ Dripps… - The Journal of …, 1995 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Infection of adherent primary monocytes with HIV-1Ba-L is significantly suppressed in the
presence of human saliva. By reverse transcriptase (RT) levels, saliva, although present for …

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist binds to the 80-kDa IL-1 receptor but does not initiate IL-1 signal transduction

DJ Dripps, BJ Brandhuber, RC Thompson… - Journal of Biological …, 1991 - Elsevier
The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) is a protein capable of inhibiting receptor
binding and biological activities of IL-1 without inducing an IL-1-like response. Equilibrium …

Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) as a probe and as a treatment for IL-1 mediated disease

RC Thompson, DJ Dripps, SP Eisenberg - International journal of …, 1992 - Elsevier
The natural human IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) has been produced in a recombinant
organism and has been used to study IL-1 action in vivo. The receptor antagonist mitigates the …

[HTML][HTML] X-ray crystal structure of a small antagonist peptide bound to interleukin-1 receptor type 1

GPA Vigers, DJ Dripps, CK Edwards… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
Interleukin (IL-1)α and IL-1β are important mediators of inflammation. The binding of IL-1 to
interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) type 1 is the initial step in IL-1 signal transduction and therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist binds to the type II interleukin-1 receptor on B cells and neutrophils.

DJ Dripps, E Verderber, RK Ng, RC Thompson… - Journal of Biological …, 1991 - Elsevier
We have examined the binding of human and rodent interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra)
to the type II IL-1 receptor on the human B cell line, Raji, on the mouse pre-B cell line, 70Z/…

Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor prevents allergen-induced pulmonary responses in animal models of asthma

…, SC Middleton, MA Kashem, PA Lee, DJ Dripps… - … of Pharmacology and …, 1999 - ASPET
Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) is a naturally occurring protein of human
airways that exhibits broad spectrum inhibitory activity against mast cell and leukocyte serine …

Inhibition of allergen-induced pulmonary responses by the selective tryptase inhibitor 1, 5-bis-{4-[(3-carbamimidoyl-benzenesulfonylamino)-methyl]-phenoxy}-pentane …

…, SC Middleton, MA Kashem, DJ Dripps… - Biochemical …, 1999 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence suggests that mast cell tryptase is a therapeutic target for the treatment
of asthma. The effects of this serine protease are associated with both pathophysiologic …

[CITATION][C] IL-1ra: properties and uses of an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist.

RC Thompson, DJ Dripps… - Agents and actions …, 1991 - europepmc.org
IL-1ra: properties and uses of an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. - Abstract - Europe PMC
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