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SUBMITTER: Chen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7106886 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Jie J He Yan Y Xie Zhongming Z Wei Yingying Y Duan Lihua L
Cardiology research and practice 20200319
Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a member of the IL-1 family of proteins that are produced by a variety of cell types in multiple tissues. Under conditions of cell injury or death, IL-33 is passively released from the nucleus and acts as an "alarmin" upon binding to its specific receptor ST2, which leads to proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects depending on the pathological environment. To date, numerous studies have investigated the roles of IL-33 in human and murine models of diseases of the n ...[more]