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Noah Sorrelle1, Adrian T A Dominguez1, Rolf A Brekken2,3.
Abstract
Cytokines are pivotal in the generation and resolution of the inflammatory response. The midkine/pleiotrophin (MK/PTN) family of cytokines, composed of just two members, was discovered as heparin-binding neurite outgrowth-promoting factors. Since their discovery, expression of this cytokine family has been reported in a wide array of inflammatory diseases and cancer. In this minireview, we will discuss the emerging appreciation of the functions of the MK/PTN family in the immune system, which include promoting lymphocyte survival, sculpting myeloid cell phenotype, driving immune cell chemotaxis, and maintaining hematopoiesis. © Society for Leukocyte Biology.Entities:
Keywords: cytokines; hematopoiesis; lymphoid cells; myeloid cells
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28356350 PMCID: PMC5505752 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3MR1116-475R
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Leukoc Biol ISSN: 0741-5400 Impact factor: 4.962