Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease is thought to result from inappropriate activation of mucosal immune responses. Intestinal epithelial cells produce interleukin (IL)-7 that serves as a regulatory factor for IL-7 receptor (IL-7R)+ mucosal lymphocytes. The pivotal role of mucosal IL-7 / IL-7R dependent signals in the activation of mucosal immune responses that lead to the development of chronic intestinal inflammation are demonstrated. Therapeutic approaches targeting IL-7 / IL-7R signal pathway may be feasible in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Keywords: il-7, il-7 receptor, t cells, mucosal immunity, ibd
Current Drug Targets - Inflammation & Allergy
Title: Therapeutic Approaches to Chronic Intestinal Inflammation by Specific Targeting of Mucosal IL-7 / IL-7R Signal Pathway
Volume: 2 Issue: 2
Author(s): Mamoru Watanabe, Motomi Yamazaki, Ryuichi Okamoto, Shinya Ohoka, Akihiro Araki, Tetsuya Nakamura and Takanori Kanai
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Keywords: il-7, il-7 receptor, t cells, mucosal immunity, ibd
Abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease is thought to result from inappropriate activation of mucosal immune responses. Intestinal epithelial cells produce interleukin (IL)-7 that serves as a regulatory factor for IL-7 receptor (IL-7R)+ mucosal lymphocytes. The pivotal role of mucosal IL-7 / IL-7R dependent signals in the activation of mucosal immune responses that lead to the development of chronic intestinal inflammation are demonstrated. Therapeutic approaches targeting IL-7 / IL-7R signal pathway may be feasible in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
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Watanabe Mamoru, Yamazaki Motomi, Okamoto Ryuichi, Ohoka Shinya, Araki Akihiro, Nakamura Tetsuya and Kanai Takanori, Therapeutic Approaches to Chronic Intestinal Inflammation by Specific Targeting of Mucosal IL-7 / IL-7R Signal Pathway, Current Drug Targets - Inflammation & Allergy 2003; 2 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568010033484269
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568010033484269 |
Print ISSN 1568-010X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1568-010X |
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