TYPE I Interferons (alpha/beta) in immunity and autoimmunity

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192

作者：

AN Theofilopoulos，R Baccala，B Beutler，DH Kono

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摘要：

The significance of type I interferons (IFN-alpha/beta) in biology and medicine renders research on their activities continuously relevant to our understanding of normal and abnormal (auto) immune responses. This relevance is bolstered by discoveries that unambiguously establish IFN-alpha/beta, among the multitude of cytokines, as dominant in defining qualitative and quantitative characteristics of innate and adaptive immune processes. Recent advances elucidating the biology of these key cytokines include better definition of their complex signaling pathways, determination of their importance in modifying the effects of other cytokines, the role of Toll-like receptors in their induction, their major cellular producers, and their broad and diverse impact on both cellular and humoral immune responses. Consequently, the role of IFN-alpha/beta in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity remains at the forefront of scientific inquiry and has begun to illuminate the mechanisms by which these molecules promote or inhibit systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases.

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关键词：

Autoimmunity Interferon Type I 自身免疫干扰素Ⅰ型

DOI：

10.1146/annurev.immunol.23.021704.115843

被引量：

2094

年份：

2005