Journal
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00211
Keywords
viruses; cytokines; pathology; immune system diseases; cytomegalovirus
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- Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Sciences [WT098026]
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- WA Department of Health FutureHealth WA Merit Award program
- MRC Doctoral Training Grant
- Medical Research Council [1490108] Funding Source: researchfish
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Interleukin-22 (IL-22) is a member of the IL-10 family of cytokines. Hematopoietic cells express IL-22, and this cytokine signals through the heterodimeric IL-22 receptor expressed by non-hematopoietic cells. A growing body of evidence points toward a role for IL-22 in a diverse array of biological functions ranging from cellular proliferation, tissue protection and regeneration, and inflammation. In recent years, the role that IL-22 plays in antiviral immune responses has been examined in a number of infection models. Herein, we assess our current understanding of how IL-22 determines the outcome of viral infections and define common mechanisms that are evident from, sometimes paradoxical, findings derived from these studies. Finally, we discuss the potential therapeutic utility of IL-22 manipulation in the treatment and prevention of viral infections and associated pathologies.
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