IL33/ST2 Axis in Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Literature Review

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a cytokine belonging to the IL-1 family, playing a role in inflammatory, infectious and autoimmune diseases and expressed in the cellular nucleus in several tissues. High levels of IL-33 are expressed in epithelial barrier tissues and endothelial barriers. ST2 is a receptor...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Tonacci, Paolina Quattrocchi, Sebastiano Gangemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
ST2
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/2/50