IL-35: A potential therapeutic target for controlling hepatitis B virus infection
IL-35: A potential therapeutic target for controlling hepatitis B virus infection
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IL-35:控制乙型肝炎病毒感染的潜在治疗靶点
DOI:
10.1111/1751-2980.12218
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Xie, Qing
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作者:
Xiang, Xiao Gang;Xie, Qing
Interleukin (IL)-35, a recently identified cytokine of the IL-12 family, is a potent immunosuppressive cytokine secreted by regulatory T (Treg) cells and the newly reported regulatory B (Breg) cells. IL-35 functions as a crucial immunosuppressive factor in immune-mediated diseases, and the predominant mechanism of suppression is its ability to suppress T cell proliferation and effector functions. The pathogenic processes of the non-cytopathic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection-related liver diseases are immune-mediated, including liver damage and viral control. It has been found that IL-35 is detectable in peripheral CD4(+) T cells in chronic HBV-infected patients, whereas it is undetectable in healthy individuals. There is growing evidence that cytokine-mediated immune responses play a pivotal role in determining the clinical outcome during HBV infection. It is particularly important to investigate the effects of IL-35 in the immunopathogenesis of chronic HBV infection. In this study, the recent understanding of this issue is discussed.