Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Over-Expressed in Human Atherosclerosis: Potential Role in Th17 Differentiation
Author(s) -
Jing Lin,
Wei Chun Chang,
Jiangchuan Dong,
Fengxiao Zhang,
Nilesh Mohabeer,
Kishan Kumar Kushwaha,
Lei Wang,
Yousu Su,
Hongcheng Fang,
Dazhu Li
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000343369
Subject(s) - thymic stromal lymphopoietin , inflammation , immunology , immune system , cytokine , acquired immune system , stromal cell , umbilical vein , interleukin 17 , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , cancer research , in vitro , biochemistry
Adaptive immunity plays a critical role in atherosclerosis and T helper 17 (Th17) cells, a new T-cell lineage, are recently reported to be involved in atherosclerosis. However, the mechanism underlying Th17 inflammation in atherosclerosis remains largely unknown. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is a novel IL-7-like cytokine and mainly responsible for Th2 inflammation in many inflammatory diseases.
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