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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

The Seminal Role of the Proinflammatory Cytokine IL-1β and Its Signaling Cascade in Glioblastoma Pathogenesis and the Therapeutic Effect of Interleukin-1β Receptor Antagonist (IL-1RA) and Tolcapone.

Jagadeesh Narasimhappagari, Ling Liu, Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam, Srinivas Ayyadevara, Orwa Aboud, W Sue T Griffin

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Jagadeesh NarasimhappagariDonald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
Ling LiuDonald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
Meenakshisundaram BalasubramaniamDonald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
Srinivas AyyadevaraDonald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4572-6361
Orwa AboudDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7916-1629
W Sue T GriffinDonald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, Reynolds Institute on Aging, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0405-7800

Funding

Neuroinflammation, Protein Aggregates, ApoE4 Drug Targeting, and Autophagy RescueR01AG084472 · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · 2025 to 2025
$461k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG084472NIH HHS 1R01AG084472-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-1 beta(IL-1β) is the major driving force in neuroinflammation. Here, we report on (i) the role of (IL-1β) in activating a signaling cascade that leads to proliferation and metastasis in glioblastoma cancer pathogenesis as well as (ii) the therapeutic role for IL-1 Receptor Antagonist (IL-1RA) and Tolcapone against untoward aspects of tumor pathogenesis. Here, we report that IL-1β treatment at 50 ng/mL for 48 h increased proliferation and metastasis by 30-fold (

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaInterleukin-1betaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinSignal TransductionTolcaponeAutophagyCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinTolcaponeapoptosisautophagyglioblastomaIL-1RAIL-1βMyD88NF-κBTolcapone

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PMID40725140
PMCPMC12296064

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