title: Interleukin-33 and the function of innate lymphoid cells.
abstract: Interleukin (IL)-33 is a member of the IL-1 cytokine family that has been shown to play an important role in the induction and effector phases of type 2 immune responses. Both innate and adaptive immunity are regulated by IL-33, and many studies have shown disease-associated functions for this cytokine. Recently, IL-33 has been implicated in the function of novel innate lymphocyte populations that regulate both protective responses in parasitic infections and allergic airway inflammation. Here, we discuss recent data highlighting the dual roles of IL-33 in protective and deleterious immune responses.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, 120 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK.
authors.forename: Ananda S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mirchandani
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Salmond
authors.forename: Foo Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Liew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007378:Interleukins / Q000276:immunology*; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D007378:Interleukins