| P21: Is Interleukin-1 Beta Correlated with Intra Cranial Pressure after Traumatic Brain Injury? | 
								
								  | Sajad Sahab Negah    ,  Zabihollah Khaksar    ,   Ali Jahanbazi Jahan-Abad *    ,  Arezou Eshaghabadi    ,  Mostafa Modarres Mousavi    ,  Hassan Hossini Ravandi    | 
								
								  | Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran , a.jahanbazi65@yahoo.com | 
								
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								  | Abstract:       (4224 Views) | 
								
								  | Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of disability and death from injury in the world. The Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a family of cytokines that act as key mediators of the inflammatory response peripherally and centrally. Based on many studies, researchers found that the IL-1 is the well-known molecule in relation to acute TBI in the models of both focal and diffuse injuries. The IL-1 family includes the closely related agonists IL-1α and IL-1β. Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine with a key role in the inflammatory response following TBI and studies indicate that attenuation of this cytokine improves behavioral outcomes. IL-1β is measurable in the serum or CSF of healthy individuals. Although changes in IL-1β expression in CSF and serum following injury appear to be small, attempts have been made to correlate IL-1β levels with outcome. It have been reported that in severe brain injury patients, high concentrations of IL-1β in CSF were associated with poor outcome and increased intra cranial pressure. | 
								
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								  | Keywords:  TBI, IL-1β, Intra Cranial Pressure | 
								
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								  | Type of Study:  Review --- Open Access, CC-BY-NC |
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                                  Basic research in Neuroscience | 
                                
                                  
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