PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 28651331-3 2017 By using cultured granulosa-lutein cells collected from women undergoing in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection, we found that IL-1beta upregulated steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) expression and progesterone synthesis in granulosa-lutein cells, which was comparable with luteinizing hormone effect and could be abolished by an IL-1 receptor antagonist. Progesterone 229-241 steroidogenic acute regulatory protein Homo sapiens 208-212