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IL1B

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about IL1B: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

1865Connections
0Hypotheses
3Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

IL1B is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, interacts with. Associated with AD, ALS, AMI. Connected to 694 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolIL1B
Full NameInterleukin 1 Beta
Chromosome2q14.1
Protein TypeLigand
Target ClassLigand
FunctionIL-1 receptor antagonist or neutralizing monoclonal antibody
Mechanism of ActionIL-1 receptor antagonist or neutralizing monoclonal antibody
DruggabilityMedium (0.49)
Clinical StageApproved
Molecular Weight31 kDa
Amino Acids269 aa
Exons7
PathwaysAkt, Apoptosis, Epigenetic, Mapk, Oxidative Stress
UniProt IDO43645
NCBI Gene ID3553
Ensembl IDENSG00000125538
OMIM164520
GeneCardsIL1B
Human Protein AtlasIL1B
Associated DiseasesAD, ALS, AMI, Aging, Alzheimer
Known Drugs/CompoundsBerberine, berberine, Guhan Yangsheng Jing, resveratrol, ANTHOCYANINS, rapamycin
InteractionsNLRP3, CASP1, PYCARD, SLC7A11, GPX4, TP53
SciDEX TargetView Target Profile (8 clinical trials)
KG Connections1865 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🧬 3D Structure: IL1B — PDB 1I1B Click to expand

Experimental structure from RCSB PDB | Powered by Mol*

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

Interleukin-1 Beta (IL-1β) - Biomarker

biomarker · 1396 words

cbs-psp-daily-action-plan

therapeutic · 30834 words

CBS/PSP Supplements Guide

therapeutic · 6929 words

coq10-neurodegeneration

therapeutic · 5142 words

omega-3-fatty-acids-neurodegeneration

therapeutic · 4551 words

Melatonin for Tauopathy: Comprehensive Evidence Synthesis

therapeutic · 4539 words

Pathway Diagram

flowchart TD
    IL1B(["IL1B"])
    Inflammation["Inflammation"]
    inflammatory_diseases["inflammatory diseases"]
    Neuroinflammation("Neuroinflammation")
    h_e7e1f943["h-e7e1f943"]
    INFLAMMASOME_COMPLEX(["INFLAMMASOME COMPLEX"])
    NLRP3_Inflammasome["NLRP3 Inflammasome"]
    Inflammasome["Inflammasome"]
    Autophagy["Autophagy"]
    TNF(["TNF"])
    Als["Als"]
    Myeloid_Cell_Immune_Response("Myeloid Cell Immune Response")
    Infection["Infection"]
    CASP1["CASP1"]

    IL1B -->|"activates"| Inflammation
    IL1B -->|"causes"| inflammatory_diseases
    IL1B -->|"mediates"| Neuroinflammation
    h_e7e1f943 -->|"therapeutic target"| IL1B
    INFLAMMASOME_COMPLEX -->|"associated with"| IL1B
    h_e7e1f943 -->|"targets gene"| IL1B
    NLRP3_Inflammasome -->|"upregulates"| IL1B
    Inflammasome -->|"associated with"| IL1B
    IL1B -->|"activates"| Autophagy
    TNF -->|"activates"| IL1B
    IL1B -->|"activates"| Als
    IL1B -->|"mediates"| Myeloid_Cell_Immune_Response
    IL1B -->|"activates"| Infection
    IL1B -->|"involved in"| Neuroinflammation
    CASP1 -->|"activates"| IL1B

    style IL1B fill:#006494,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (1153)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Innate Immune Memoryassociated_withprocess0.95
Inflammationactivatesdisease0.95
neuroinflammationpromotesprocess0.92
inflammatory diseasescausesdisease0.90
Cardiac Dysfunctionmediatesphenotype0.90

Incoming (712)

SourceRelationTypeStr
Berberineinhibitscompound0.95
Safranaldownregulatescompound0.95
Spike Protein 1upregulatesprotein0.95
Cyclosporine Aupregulatesdrug0.92
Lapiferindownregulatescompound0.92

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
No targeting hypotheses

Mentioning Analyses (3)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Neuroinflammation and microglial priming in early Alzheimer's Disease

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-04 | 14 hypotheses Top: 0.508

Senolytic therapy for age-related neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 8 hypotheses Top: 0.703

What are the mechanisms by which gut microbiome dysbiosis influences Parkinson's

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 20 hypotheses Top: 0.617

Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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