Publication Date:
2014-05-08
Description:
Article The cytokine interleukin-22 maintains the integrity of the colonic epithelium during inflammation. Here, the authors show that IL-21 regulates the production of IL-22 in T cells and this mechanism plays a protective role in a mouse model of colitis. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms4753 Authors: Ada Yeste, Ivan D. Mascanfroni, Meghan Nadeau, Evan J. Burns, Ann-Marcia Tukpah, Andrezza Santiago, Chuan Wu, Bonny Patel, Deepak Kumar, Francisco J Quintana
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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