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Interleukin 21 Is a T Helper (Th) Cell 2 Cytokine that Specifically Inhibits the Differentiation of Naive Th Cells into Interferon γ–producing Th1 Cells

The cytokine potential of developing T helper (Th) cells is directly shaped both positively and negatively by the cytokines expressed by the effector Th cell subsets. Here we find that the recently identified cytokine, interleukin (IL)-21, is preferentially expressed by Th2 cells when compared with...

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Autores principales: Wurster, Andrea L., Rodgers, Vikki L., Satoskar, Abhay R., Whitters, Matthew J., Young, Deborah A., Collins, Mary, Grusby, Michael J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12370258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20020620
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Sumario:The cytokine potential of developing T helper (Th) cells is directly shaped both positively and negatively by the cytokines expressed by the effector Th cell subsets. Here we find that the recently identified cytokine, interleukin (IL)-21, is preferentially expressed by Th2 cells when compared with Th1 cells generated in vitro and in vivo. Exposure of naive Th precursors to IL-21 inhibits interferon (IFN)-γ production from developing Th1 cells. The repression of IFN-γ production is specific in that the expression of other Th1 and Th2 cytokines is unaffected. IL-21 decreases the IL-12 responsiveness of developing Th cells by specifically reducing both signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 protein and mRNA expression. These results suggest that Th2 cell-derived IL-21 regulates the development of IFN-γ–producing Th1 cells which could serve to amplify a Th2 response.