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Editorial
. 2019 Sep-Oct;33(5):1321-1326.
doi: 10.23812/Editorial.

Interrelationship between inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, IL-33, IL-37) and acquired immunity

L Franza  1   2 , V Carusi  1   2 , S Altamura  1   2 , Al Caraffa  3 , C E Gallenga  4 , S K Kritas  5 , G Ronconi  6 , P Conti  7 , F Pandolfi  1   2
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Editorial

Interrelationship between inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, IL-33, IL-37) and acquired immunity

L Franza et al. J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2019 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

It is now well-known that interleukins (ILs) play a pivotal role in shaping innate immunity: inflammatory ILs are responsible for all innate aspects of immune response, from the very first vascular reactions to the chronic non-specific response to inflammation; while anti-inflammatory ILs are responsible for keeping adaptive immunity at bay. The interactions between ILs and adaptive immunity have been long considered secondary to the effects on the innate immune system, but in recent years it has appeared more clearly that IL direct interactions with adaptive immunity are extremely important both in physiologic and pathologic immune response. In the present review we analyze the role of inflammatory ILs (IL-1, IL-6, IL-33 and IL-37) on adaptive immunity and briefly discuss the possible therapeutic perspectives of IL-blockade in adaptive immunity disorders.

Keywords: IL-37; IL-6; inflammatory cytokines; innate immunity.

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