The Th1 life cycle: Molecular control of IFN-γ to IL-10 switching

Andrew Cope, Gaelle Le Friec, John Cardone, Claudia Kemper*

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit
159 Zitate (Scopus)

Abstract

Control of IFN-γ-secreting T helper (Th) 1 cells prevents autoimmunity and immunopathology during infection. IL-10-mediated suppression of Th1 cells is achieved not only through IL-10 produced extrinsically, but also through a negative feedback loop that induces " intrinsic" IL-10 expression in cells also expressing IFN-γ, during Th1 lineage differentiation. Targeting this Th1 cell IFN-γ to IL-10 switching is a tantalising prospect for developing therapeutics for Th1-mediated diseases. In this review, the molecular pathways that regulate IFN-γ versus IL-10 expression in Th1 cells are examined, with focus on the role of complement regulator and T cell co-stimulatory molecule CD46, and also discussed are challenges and controversies in the field.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftTrends in Immunology
Jahrgang32
Ausgabenummer6
Seiten (von - bis)278-286
Seitenumfang9
ISSN1471-4906
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 06.2011

Strategische Forschungsbereiche und Zentren

  • Forschungsschwerpunkt: Infektion und Entzündung - Zentrum für Infektions- und Entzündungsforschung Lübeck (ZIEL)

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