Wraith David C
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, School of Medical Sciences, Bristol, UK.
Eur J Immunol. 2006 Nov;36(11):2844-8. doi: 10.1002/eji.200636760.
Three papers in this issue of the European Journal of Immunology describe the use of cytokine vaccines to prevent autoimmune disease in experimental animals. The vaccines are based on interleukin 17 (IL-17), a cytokine that has recently been shown to play a central role in inflammation.
本期《欧洲免疫学杂志》上的三篇论文描述了使用细胞因子疫苗预防实验动物自身免疫性疾病的情况。这些疫苗基于白细胞介素17(IL-17),这是一种最近被证明在炎症中起核心作用的细胞因子。