The emerging role of interleukin-21 in allergic diseases (Review).
Biomed Rep
; 1(6): 837-839, 2013 Nov.
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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.
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