More Is Less: IL-9 in the Resolution of Inflammation

Publication date: 19 September 2017
Source:Immunity, Volume 47, Issue 3
Author(s): Fotios Karagiannis, Christoph Wilhelm
In a recent study in Nature Medicine, Rauber et al. (2017) identify interleukin-9 (IL-9) derived from group 2 innate lymphoid cells as crucial regulators inducing resolution of chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Their findings provide insight into the varied functions of IL-9 and open the door to novel therapeutic interventions.

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In a recent study in Nature Medicine, Rauber et al. (2017) identify interleukin-9 (IL-9) derived from group 2 innate lymphoid cells as crucial regulators inducing resolution of chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Their findings provide insight into the varied functions of IL-9 and open the door to novel therapeutic interventions.


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