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IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 90, Issue 2, Pages 137-148Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/icb.2011.32
Keywords
activin; inhibin; inflammation; immune cells; immunity; tolerance
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- PASPA (DGAPA, UNAM)
- DGAPA, UNAM (PAPIIT) [IN228205]
- CONACyT [208213]
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Activins and inhibins are members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily that have been considered crucial regulators of cell processes, such as differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, in different cell types. Initial studies about the function of activin A in the immune system focused on the regulation of hematopoiesis in the bone marrow under homeostatic and inflammatory conditions. Recent data provide a more comprehensive understanding about the role of activins/inhibins in the immune system. Novel findings included in this review point out the important requirement of activin/inhibin signaling to maintain the balance between homeostatic and inflammatory signals that are required for the optimal development and function of immune cells. The purpose of this review is to highlight the versatile nature of activins/inhibins as key regulators of both the innate and adaptive immune responses. Immunology and Cell Biology (2012) 90, 137-148; doi:10.1038/icb.2011.32; published online 3 May 2011
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