- endogenous pyrogen
- fever-producing subtances produced by the macrophages or other cells in response to infection or to events inducing cell-mediated immunity; included are interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
endogenous pyrogen
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pyrogen — Substance or agent that produces fever. The major endogenous pyrogen in mammals is probably interleukin 1 … Dictionary of molecular biology
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Interleukin 1 — protein Name = interleukin 1, alpha caption = Crystal structure of IL 1a (PDB|2ILA). width = 250 HGNCid = 5991 Symbol = IL1A AltSymbols = IL1; IL 1A; IL1; IL1 ALPHA; IL1F1 EntrezGene = 3552 OMIM = 147760 RefSeq = NM 000575 UniProt = P01583 PDB =… … Wikipedia
EP — Abbreviation for endogenous pyrogen. * * * echo planar; ectopic pregnancy; edible portion; electronic palpation; electrophoresis; electrophysiologic; electroprecipitin; emergency physician; emergency procedure; endocochlear potential; endogenous… … Medical dictionary
interleukin-1 — (= IL 1) Protein (17 kD: 152 amino acids) secreted by macrophages or accessory cells involved in the activation of both T and B lymphocytes in response to antigens or mitogens, as well as affecting a wide range of other cell types. At least two… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Drug-induced fever — is a state wherein the administration of drugs intended to help a patient causes a fever. The drug may interfere with heat dissipation peripherally, increase the rate of metabolism, evoke a cellular or humoral immune response, mimic endogenous… … Wikipedia
lipopolysaccharide — The major constituents of the cell walls of Gram negative bacteria. Highly immunogenic and stimulates the production of endogenous pyrogen interleukin 1 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) … Dictionary of molecular biology
