To support the data obtained from patient samples , the levels of IL-1beta and IL-18 mRNA and protein , pulmonary inflammation , and lung fibrosis were examined in mouse models of bleomycin-induced lung injury.
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) , a nuclear enzyme activated by strand breaks in DNA , plays an important role in the tissue injury associated with inflammation.
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) -1 has recently been shown to promote tumor progression.
Crithidia fasciculata poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) has been isolated and partially purified.