| Literature DB >> 24649038 |
Fang Gong1, Qiang Su2, Yu Hong Pan1, Xuan Huang1, Wei Hong Shen1.
Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-21 is a newly discovered member of the type I cytokine family. Since its discovery in 2000, IL-21 has been the focus of extensive investigation, due to its homology to IL-2, IL-4 and IL-15 and its pleiotropic effects on innate and adaptive immune responses. An increasing amount of experimental evidence supports a role for IL-21 in the pathogenesis of several allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis (AD) and atopic asthma. In this review, we aimed to discuss the biological characteristics of IL-21 and summarize the current progress on the role of IL-21 in the regulation of allergic inflammation.Entities:
Keywords: allergic rhinitis; atopic asthma; atopic dermatitis; interleukin-21
Year: 2013 PMID: 24649038 PMCID: PMC3917548 DOI: 10.3892/br.2013.166
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Rep ISSN: 2049-9434