The potential of interleukin-37 as an effective therapeutic agent in asthma

Abstract Interleukin (IL)-37 belongs to the IL-1 cytokine family. It binds to IL-18Rα and recruits the orphan decoy IL-1R8. Emerging evidence shows that IL-37 is a key player in the regulation of inflammation, cellular differentiation, and proliferation. Altered IL-37 expression has been demonstrate...

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Main Authors: Lina Zhang, Jie Zhang, Peng Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0675-x