Summaries by Inventor Ferguson, Thomas

IL-1 beta deficient mice
Chaplin, David ; Ferguson, Thomas
T-001876

— Mouse strain deficient in IL-1 betaInventors created the IL-1 beta deficient mouse strain by targeting the IL-1 beta gene in embryonic stem cells. These mice develop and grow normally. Endotoxin-stimulated peritoneal macrophages from IL-1beta- deficient mice showed normal synthesis and cellular release of IL- 1alpha after treatment w…