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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Main Authors: Villarino, A, Artis, D, Bezbradica, J, Miller, O, Saris, C, Joyce, S, Hunter, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2008