Protective effects against tumors and infection by interleukin-27 through promotion of expansion and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells into myeloid progenitors

Interleukin (IL)-27 is a multifunctional cytokine that belongs to the IL-6/IL-12 family and has potent antitumor activity through various mechanisms. Our novel findings indicate that IL-27 directly acts on hematopoietic stem cells and promotes their expansion and differentiation into myeloid progeni...

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Main Authors: Naoko Orii, Izuru Mizoguchi, Yukino Chiba, Hideaki Hasegawa, Mio Ohashi, Mingli Xu, Taro Nagai, Nakaba Ochiai, Yuki Mochizuki, Toshiyuki Owaki, Takayuki Yoshimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-05-01
Series:OncoImmunology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2017.1421892