IL-10: A Multifunctional Cytokine in Viral Infections.
IL-10: A Multifunctional Cytokine in Viral Infections.
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DOI:
10.1155/2017/6104054
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Sevilla N
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作者:
Rojas JM;Avia M;Martín V;Sevilla N
The anti-inflammatory master regulator IL-10 is critical to protect the host from tissue damage during acute phases of immune responses. This regulatory mechanism, central to T cell homeostasis, can be hijacked by viruses to evade immunity. IL-10 can be produced by virtually all immune cells, and it can also modulate the function of these cells. Understanding the effects of this multifunctional cytokine is therefore a complex task. In the present review we discuss the factors driving IL-10 production and the cellular sources of the cytokine during antiviral immune responses. We particularly focus on the IL-10 regulatory mechanisms that impact antiviral immune responses and how viruses can use this central regulatory pathway to evade immunity and establish chronic/latent infections.