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- Title
Interleukin 2: from immunostimulation to immunoregulation and back again.
- Authors
Bachmann, Martin F; Oxenius, Annette
- Abstract
Interleukin 2 (IL-2) was one of the first cytokines to be discovered. However, the complex role of IL-2 and its receptor in the regulation of immune responses is only now emerging. This review explores the various signals triggered by IL-2 and discusses their translation into biological function. A model is outlined that accommodates the seemingly contradictory functions of IL-2, and explains how one cytokine can be an essential T-cell growth and differentiation factor and yet also be indispensable to maintain peripheral tolerance.
- Publication
EMBO reports, 2007, Vol 8, Issue 12, p1142
- ISSN
1469-221X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.embor.7401099