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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2014

The IL-20 subfamily of cytokines--from host defence to tissue homeostasis.

Sascha Rutz, Xiaoting Wang, Wenjun Ouyang

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Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 242 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sascha RutzDepartment of Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
Xiaoting WangDepartment of Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
Wenjun OuyangDepartment of Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interleukin-20 (IL-20) subfamily of cytokines comprises IL-19, IL-20, IL-22, IL-24 and IL-26. These cytokines are all members of the larger IL-10 family, but have been grouped together to form the IL-20 subfamily based on their usage of common receptor subunits and similarities in their target-cell profiles and biological functions. Members of the IL-20 subfamily facilitate the communication between leukocytes and epithelial cells, thereby enhancing innate defence mechanisms and tissue repair processes at epithelial surfaces. In this Review, we describe the cellular sources and targets of the IL-20 subfamily cytokines, and we detail how their expression is regulated. Much of our understanding of the unique biology of this group of cytokines is still based on IL-22, which is the most studied member of the IL-20 subfamily. Nevertheless, we attempt a broader discussion of the emerging functions of IL-20 subfamily cytokines in host defence, inflammatory diseases, cancer and metabolism.

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AnimalsCell CommunicationEpithelial CellsHomeostasisHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationInterleukin-22InterleukinsLeukocytesModels, MolecularReceptors, Interleukininterleukin 20Interleukin-22InterleukinsReceptors, Interleukin

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PMID25421700

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