イワサキ ユキコ   IWASAKI Yukiko
  岩崎 由希子
   所属   埼玉医科大学  医学部 緩和医療科
   職種   准教授
論文種別 学術雑誌(原著)
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読なし
表題 Interleukin-27 in T cell immunity.
掲載誌名 正式名:International journal of molecular sciences
巻・号・頁 16(2),2851-63頁
著者・共著者 Yukiko Iwasaki,Keishi Fujio,Tomohisa Okamura,Kazuhiko Yamamoto
発行年月 2015/01
概要 Interleukin (IL)-27, a member of IL-12/IL-23 heterodimeric family of cytokines, has pleiotropic properties that can enhance or limit immune responses. IL-27 acts on various cell types, including T cells, B cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer (NK) cells and non-hematopoietic cells. Intensive studies have been conducted especially on T cells, revealing that various subsets of T cells respond uniquely to IL-27. IL-27 induces expansion of Th1 cells by activating signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1-mediated T-bet signaling pathway. On the other hand, IL-27 suppresses immune responses through inhibition of the development of T helper (Th) 17 cells and induction of IL-10 production in a STAT1- and STAT3-dependent manner. IL-27 is a potentially promising cytokine for therapeutic approaches on various human diseases. Here, we provide an overview of the biology of IL-27 related to T cell subsets, its structure, and production mechanism.
DOI 10.3390/ijms16022851
PMID 25633106