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Cytokine Growth Factor Rev
; 13(6): 429-39, 2002 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12401478
RESUMO
Interleukin (IL)-15 is a member of the common gamma chain family of cytokines, and is closely related to IL-2. While these two cytokines share several important biological functions in vitro, recent mouse models have demonstrated unique roles for these two cytokines in supporting lymphoid homeostasis in vivo. IL-15 has been shown to regulate the homeostasis of both innate and adaptive immune cells, and this review will discuss several ways in which this pleiotropic cytokine may support lymphoid homeostasis.