title: Innate lymphoid cells in the initiation, regulation and resolution of inflammation.
abstract: A previously unappreciated cell type of the innate immune system, termed innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), has been characterized in mice and humans and found to influence the induction, regulation and resolution of inflammation. ILCs have an important role in these processes in mouse models of infection, inflammation and tissue repair. Further, disease-association studies in defined patient populations have identified significant alterations in ILC responses, suggesting a potential role for these cell populations in human health and disease. In this review we discuss the emerging family of ILCs, the role of ILCs in inflammation, and how current or novel therapeutic strategies could be used to selectively modulate ILC responses and limit chronic inflammatory diseases.
authors.affiliation: 1] Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. [2] Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. [3] The Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Sonnenberg
authors.affiliation: 1] Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. [2] Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. [3] The Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Artis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018448:Models, Immunological; D014945:Wound Healing