title: The biology of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP).
abstract: Originally shown to promote the growth and activation of B cells, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is now known to have wide-ranging impacts on both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cell lineages, including dendritic cells, basophils, eosinophils, mast cells, CD4⁺, CD8⁺ and natural killer T cells, B cells and epithelial cells. While TSLP's role in the promotion of TH2 responses has been extensively studied in the context of lung- and skin-specific allergic disorders, it is becoming increasingly clear that TSLP may impact multiple disease states within multiple organ systems, including the blockade of TH1/TH17 responses and the promotion of cancer and autoimmunity. This chapter will highlight recent advances in the understanding of TSLP signal transduction, as well as the role of TSLP in allergy, autoimmunity and cancer. Importantly, these insights into TSLP's multifaceted roles could potentially allow for novel therapeutic manipulations of these disorders.
authors: Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. sziegler@benaroyaresearch.org
authors: Steven F
authors: SF
authors: Ziegler
authors: Florence
authors: F
authors: Roan
authors: Bryan D
authors: BD
authors: Bell
authors: Thomas A
authors: TA
authors: Stoklasek
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Kitajima
authors: Hongwei
authors: H
authors: Han
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000094632:Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin
chemical_list: C498762:CRLF2 protein, human; D016207:Cytokines; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D000094632:Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin