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Dichotomy of short and long thymic stromal lymphopoietin isoforms in inflammatory disorders of the bowel and skin
23 May 2015
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is a cytokine with pleiotropic functions in the immune system. It has been associated with allergic reactions in the skin and lungs but also homeostatic tolerogenic responses in the thymus and gut. OBJECTIVE: In human subjects TSLP is present in 2 isoforms, short and long. Here we wanted to investigate the differential expression of the TSLP isoforms and discern...
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