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Regulation of IL12B Expression in Human Macrophages by TALEN-mediated Epigenome Editing.
Current medical science - 1 Oct 2020
Chen Meng, Zhu Hua, Mao Yu-Juan, Cao Nan, Yu Ya-Li, Li Lian-Yun, Zhao Qiu, Wu Min, Ye Mei
Abstract excerpt
Although the exact etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains unclear, exaggerated immune response in genetically predisposed individuals has been reported. Th1 and Th17 cells mediate IBD development. Macrophages produce IL-12 and IL-23 that share p40 subunit encoded by IL12B gene as heteromer partner to drive Th1 and Th17 differentiation. The available animal and human data strongly support the...
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