Interleukin-26 Production in Human Primary Bronchial Epithelial Cells in Response to Viral Stimulation: Modulation by Th17 cytokines

• Main Authors: Karlhans Fru Che (Author), Riitta Kaarteenaho (Author), Elisa Lappi-Blanco (Author), Bettina Levänen (Author), Jitong Sun (Author), Åsa Wheelock (Author), Lena Palmberg (Author), C. Magnus Sköld (Author), Anders Lindén (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Interleukin (IL)-26 is abundant in human airways and this cytokine is involved in the local immune response to a bacterial stimulus in vivo. Specifically, local exposure to the toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 agonist endotoxin does increase IL-26 in human airways and this cytokine potentiates ch...