Article
The role of innate lymphoid cells in health and disease.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jun 2018
Mohammadi Hamed, Sharafkandi Nadia, Hemmatzadeh Maryam, Azizi Gholamreza, Karimi Mohammad, Jadidi-Niaragh Farhad, Baradaran Behzad, Babaloo Zohreh
Abstract excerpt
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are kind of innate immune cells which can be divided into three main subsets according to their cytokine release profile, transcription factors, and surface markers. ILCs affect the initial stages of immunity in response to microbes and participate in immunity, inflammation, and tissue repair. ILCs modulate immunity through resistance to the pathogens and regulation of autoimmune...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Cytokines
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity
- Immunity, Innate
- Inflammation
- Inflammation Mediators
- Lymphocytes
- Phenotype
- Signal Transduction