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SUBMITTER: Chan CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488072 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chan Catherine S CS Ming-Lum Andrew A Golds Gary B GB Lee Shaina J SJ Anderson Raymond J RJ Mui Alice L-F AL
The Journal of biological chemistry 20120906 45
Production of the proinflammatory cytokine TNFα by activated macrophages is an important component of host defense. However, TNFα production must be tightly controlled to avoid pathological consequences. The anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 inhibits TNFα mRNA expression through activation of the STAT3 transcription factor pathway and subsequent expression of STAT3-dependent gene products. We hypothesized that IL-10 must also have more rapid mechanisms of action and show that IL-10 rapidly shifts ...[more]