IL-27R deficiency delays the onset of colitis and protects from helminth-induced pathology in a model of chronic IBD
Members of the IL-6/IL-12 cytokine family play central roles in Crohn's disease. The present findings demonstrate that IL-27, a close relative of IL-12 and IL-23, can promote the onset of colitis in mice. We report that, compared with IL-10-deficient animals, which succumb to chronic intestinal...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2008
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