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ReviewJournal of translational autoimmunity2025

IL-12 family cytokines and autoimmune diseases: A potential therapeutic target?

Xiaoyu Cui, Wu Liu, Hanxue Jiang, Qihan Zhao, Yuehong Hu, Xinyue Tang, Xianli Liu, Haoran Dai, Hongliang Rui, Baoli Liu

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Review in Journal of translational autoimmunity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Interleukin-18 armours antitumour immune effectors.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2026
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  4. IL-27-DependentInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. The role and mechanism of IL‑35 in myasthenia gravis (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026
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  12. Lysophosphatidic Acid Synergizes With 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D to Promote Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Synthesis via MAPK Signaling and Induction of the IL12A Gene.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xiaoyu CuiBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Wu LiuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Hanxue JiangBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Qihan ZhaoBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Yuehong HuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Xinyue TangBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Xianli LiuShunyi Branch, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100310, China.
Haoran DaiBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Hongliang RuiBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.
Baoli LiuBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100010, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the discovery of IL-12 family cytokines, which includes IL-12, IL-23, IL-27, IL-35, and IL-39, whose biological functions directly or indirectly affect various autoimmune diseases. In autoimmune diseases, IL-12 family cytokines are aberrantly expressed to varying degrees. These cytokines utilize shared subunits to influence T-cell activation and differentiation, thereby regulating the balance of T-cell subsets, which profoundly impacts the onset and progression of autoimmune diseases. In such conditions, IL-12 family members are aberrantly expressed to varying degrees. By exploring their immunomodulatory functions, researchers have identified varying therapeutic potentials for each member. This review examines the physiological functions of the major IL-12 family members and their interactions, discusses their roles in several autoimmune diseases, and summarizes the progress of clinical studies involving monoclonal antibodies targeting IL-12 and IL-23 subunits currently available for treatment.

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Autoimmune diseasesCytokineIL-12IL-23IL-35

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PMID39759268
PMCPMC11697604

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