Interleukin-19 acts as a negative autocrine regulator of activated microglia.

Activated microglia can exert either neurotoxic or neuroprotective effects, and they play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis and progression of various neurological diseases. In this study, we used cDNA microarrays to show that interleukin-19 (IL-19), an IL-10 family cytokine, is markedly upregulated...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Horiuchi, Bijay Parajuli, Yue Wang, Yasu-Taka Azuma, Tetsuya Mizuno, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Akio Suzumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368203?pdf=render