Zhang Sheng, Wang Qin
Medical Oncology, First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 85 Wujin Road, Shanghai 200080, China.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Aug 8;372(4):509-12. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.081. Epub 2008 May 27.
IL-12 is an important type 1 immune activation cytokine. It is known that macrophages and dendritic cells the major cell types producing this cytokine and that these cells may release both the biologically inactive form (IL-12p40) and active form (IL-12p70) of IL-12. In this review, the latest information regarding the regulatory mechanisms governing the production of IL-12p70 by these cells is evaluated.
白细胞介素-12是一种重要的1型免疫激活细胞因子。已知巨噬细胞和树突状细胞是产生这种细胞因子的主要细胞类型,并且这些细胞可能释放白细胞介素-12的生物无活性形式(白细胞介素-12p40)和活性形式(白细胞介素-12p70)。在本综述中,评估了关于这些细胞产生白细胞介素-12p70的调控机制的最新信息。