Interleukin-1 – a New Mediator of Neuronal Death? – Nancy Rothwell (p.15)

Cytokines, once considered a topic for immunologists and cell biologists, are gradually sneaking into physiology. Amongst the confusing jargon, and the large number of cytokines now discovered, interleukin-1 (IL-1) has featured highly in pathophysiology, perhaps because of its availability.