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SUBMITTER: Su DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3303597 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Su Ding-Lei DL Lu Zhi-Min ZM Shen Min-Ning MN Li Xia X Sun Ling-Yun LY
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology 20120215
SLE is an autoimmune inflammatory disease in which various pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, including TGF-β, IL-10, BAFF, IL-6, IFN-α, IFN-γ, IL-17, and IL-23, play crucial pathogenic roles. Virtually, all these cytokines can be generated by both innate and adaptive immune cells and exert different effects depending on specific local microenvironment. They can also interact with each other, forming a complex network to maintain delicate immune homeostasis. In this paper, we elaborate on the ...[more]