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Preferred term

Interleukin-33  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A member of the INTERLEUKIN-1 protein family involved in the maturation of TH2 CELLS and the activation of MAST CELLS; BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS and NK CELLS. It is also produced by ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS and FIBROBLASTS; where it can function as an alarmin to modulate immune and inflammatory responses to tissue damage.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • IL-33
  • IL33

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KP9N1QJN-5

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