IL-13 from intraepithelial lymphocytes regulates tissue homeostasis and protects against carcinogenesis in the skin

Epidermal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) produce IL-13, but the physiological role of this cytokine production is not clear. Here the authors show that IEL-production of IL-13 is a vital lymphoid stress surveillance mechanism driving crosstalk with epithelial cells to maintain tissue homeostasis...

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Main Authors: Tim Dalessandri, Greg Crawford, Mark Hayes, Rocio Castro Seoane, Jessica Strid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12080