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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Interleukins > Interleukin-33

Preferred term

Interleukin-33  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • IL-33
  • IL33

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2016 (2005)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000067596

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