Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Discovery and Biology of IL-23 and IL-27: Related but Functionally Distinct Regulators of Inflammation

Discovery and Biology of IL-23 and IL-27: Related but Functionally Distinct Regulators of... Abstract Long-term resistance to many infections depends on the innate ability of the immune system to coordinate the development of antigen-specific adaptive responses. Deficiencies in these events can result in increased susceptibility to pathogens, whereas an inability to regulate an appropriate response can lead to devastating pathological conditions. For over a decade, interleukin (IL)-12 has been recognized as the canonical cytokine that links innate and adaptive immunity, and with the discovery of IL-23 and IL-27 as cytokines related to IL-12, there has been a concerted effort to understand the relationship between these factors. The results emerging from these studies have provided fundamental new insights into the developmental pathways that promote the differentiation and function of CD4 + T helper cells and offer a dramatically altered perspective on the cause and prevention of autoimmune disease. In this review, we aim to highlight the discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the biology of IL-23 and IL-27 in the context of their role in resistance to infection, immune-mediated inflammation, and cancer. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Immunology Annual Reviews

Discovery and Biology of IL-23 and IL-27: Related but Functionally Distinct Regulators of Inflammation

Download PDF
22 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/annual-reviews/discovery-and-biology-of-il-23-and-il-27-related-but-functionally-IJImlq0lP5
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
ISSN
0732-0582
eISSN
1545-3278
DOI
10.1146/annurev.immunol.22.012703.104758
pmid
17291186
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Abstract Long-term resistance to many infections depends on the innate ability of the immune system to coordinate the development of antigen-specific adaptive responses. Deficiencies in these events can result in increased susceptibility to pathogens, whereas an inability to regulate an appropriate response can lead to devastating pathological conditions. For over a decade, interleukin (IL)-12 has been recognized as the canonical cytokine that links innate and adaptive immunity, and with the discovery of IL-23 and IL-27 as cytokines related to IL-12, there has been a concerted effort to understand the relationship between these factors. The results emerging from these studies have provided fundamental new insights into the developmental pathways that promote the differentiation and function of CD4 + T helper cells and offer a dramatically altered perspective on the cause and prevention of autoimmune disease. In this review, we aim to highlight the discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the biology of IL-23 and IL-27 in the context of their role in resistance to infection, immune-mediated inflammation, and cancer.

Journal

Annual Review of Immunology – Annual Reviews

Published: Apr 23, 2007

There are no references for this article.