title: Immunomodulation of Crohn's disease by interleukin-10.
abstract: Interleukin-10 is an important cytokine that is involved in regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and T-cell responses. Interleukin-10 has been studied extensively in various preclinical and clinical models of inflammation. The most remarkable and consistently reproducible quality of IL-10 is its ability to downregulate macrophage functions. This includes inhibiting the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such TNF-alpha, Interleukin-1, Interleukin-6 and antigen presentation by these professional antigen presenting cells. Additionally, Interleukin-10 also has effects on various other cell types of hematopoietic origin such as B-cells, neutrophils, and most importantly T-cells. Interleukin-10 has shown efficacy in several models of autoimmune disease. The present article deals with the effect of Interleukin-10 in animal models of inflammatory bowel disease and the results of phase I clinical trials in normal human volunteers and chronic active Crohn's disease patients.
authors.affiliation: Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Narula
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cutler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grint
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D016753:Interleukin-10