title: [Cytokines in allergic inflammation].
abstract: Cytokines play a central role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases and allergic inflammation. Therefore, an understanding of mechanisms which regulate production and function of cytokines is very important and may result in the development of more effective methods of treatment of allergic diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated that the induction of allergic inflammation requires genetic background and environmentak factors. The most important cytokines and chemokines are IL-4, IL-5, IL-3, IL-13, GM-CSF and TNF-alpha. Many other cytokines are responsible for the growth, maturity, migration activation and apoptosis of all cells involved in allergic inflammation, among them are IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, MIP-1 alpha, RANTES, IL-8, IL-12, IL-18, IFN-alpha i gamma, TGF-beta, sIL-4, IL-1Ra. Recently it has been proven that IL-10 and other cytokines from the IL-10 family, and TGF-beta have anti-inflammatory properties in allergy.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Pneumonologii i Alergologii Instytutu Medycyny Wewnetrznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kuna
mesh_terms: D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007073:Immunoglobulin E