Interferon-λs: Front-Line Guardians of Immunity and Homeostasis in the Respiratory Tract

Type III interferons (IFNs), also termed lambda IFNs (IFNλs) or interleukins-28/29, constitute a new addition to the IFN family. They are induced upon infection and are particularly abundant at barrier surfaces, such as the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Although they signal through a uniq...

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Main Authors: Evangelos Andreakos, Maria Salagianni, Ioanna E. Galani, Ourania Koltsida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01232/full