McLeod Jamie J A, Baker Bianca, Ryan John J
Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23284, United States.
Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23284, United States.
Cytokine. 2015 Sep;75(1):57-61. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.05.019. Epub 2015 Jun 15.
IL-4 was identified as the first cytokine to be produced by mast cells and is responsible for promoting mast cell IL-13 production. IL-4 and IL-13 play a prominent role in stimulating and maintaining the allergic response. As closely related genes, IL-4 and IL-13 share a common receptor subunit, IL-4Rα, necessary for signaling. Here we summarize the literature on mast cell activation associated with IL-4 and IL-13 production, including downstream signaling. We also describe the positive and negative roles each cytokine plays in mast cell immunity and detail the differences that exist between mouse and human mast cell responses to IL-4 and IL-13.
白细胞介素-4被确定为肥大细胞产生的第一种细胞因子,负责促进肥大细胞产生白细胞介素-13。白细胞介素 -4和白细胞介素-13在刺激和维持过敏反应中起重要作用。作为密切相关的基因,白细胞介素-4和白细胞介素-13共享一个共同的受体亚基——信号传导所必需的白细胞介素-4受体α。在这里,我们总结了与白细胞介素-4和白细胞介素-13产生相关的肥大细胞活化的文献,包括下游信号传导。我们还描述了每种细胞因子在肥大细胞免疫中所起的正负作用,并详细说明了小鼠和人类肥大细胞对白细胞介素-4和白细胞介素-13反应之间存在的差异。