Autoimmunity: regulatory B cells--IL-35 and IL-21 regulate the regulators.

Tedder, Thomas F; Leonard, Warren J · Nat Rev Rheumatol · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

IL-21 regulates the activity and number of IL-10-producing regulatory B cells (B10 cells) that modulate immune responses and limit diverse autoimmune diseases. A new study demonstrates that IL-35 has a similar function. Identifying regulatory circuits that control B10-cell function in vivo might open the door to future treatments for autoimmune diseases.

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