Insights into IL-29: Emerging role in inflammatory autoimmune diseases.

Insights into IL-29: Emerging role in inflammatory autoimmune diseases. J Cell Mol Med. 2019 Oct 02;: Authors: Wang JM, Huang AF, Xu WD, Su LC Abstract Interleukin-29 (IL-29) is a newly discovered member of type III interferon. It mediates signal transduction via binding to its receptor complex and activates downstream signalling pathways, and therefore induces the generation of inflammatory components. Recent studies reported that expression of IL-29 is dysregulated in inflammatory autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoarthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, psoriasis and systemic sclerosis. Furthermore, functional analysis revealed that IL-29 may involve in the pathogenesis of the inflammatory autoimmune disorders. In this review, we will systematically review the current knowledge about IL-29. The information collected revealed the regulatory role of IL-29 and may give important implications for its potential in clinical treatment. PMID: 31578802 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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