Journal of International Oncology››2014,Vol. 41››Issue (2): 93-96.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.02.005

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Effects of Th22 cells and IL-22 in tumors

Liu Guofang, Xiang Xiaoxing

  1. Clinical Medicine College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China
  • Received:2013-04-16Revised:2013-11-06Online:2014-02-08Published:2014-01-26
  • Contact:Xiang Xiaoxing E-mail:yzxiangxx@sina.com

Abstract:Th22 cells, a new subset of CD4+ Thelper cells, and is characterized by secreting interleukin (IL)22 but not IL17 or interferon (IFN)γ. Research shows that Th22 cells participate in the immunologic processes of autoimmune diseases and infectious diseases. Recent studies confirm that Th22 cells and related cytokines distribute and express in a verity of tumor tissues, but the conclusions of their repressive or stimulative functions in tumorigenesis are different. The studies on Th22 cell expression in tumors and its underlying mechanism can provide a theoretical basis for specific targeted tumor therapy.

Key words:Neoplasms,T helper 22,Interleukin-22