Annual Review of Immunology,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
32(1), P. 403 - 432
Published: March 21, 2014
The
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptor
(AhR),
for
many
years
almost
exclusively
studied
by
the
pharmacology/toxicology
field
its
role
in
mediating
toxicity
of
xenobiotics
such
as
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
(TCDD),
has
more
recently
attracted
attention
immunologists.
evolutionary
conservation
this
transcription
factor
and
widespread
expression
immune
system
point
to
important
physiological
functions
that
are
slowly
being
unraveled.
In
particular,
emphasis
is
now
shifting
from
AhR
xenobiotic
pathway
toward
mode
action
response
ligands.
article,
we
review
current
understanding
molecular
interactions
steady
state
presence
infection
inflammation,
with
a
focus
on
barrier
organs
skin,
gut,
lung.
Annual Review of Immunology,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
33(1), P. 747 - 785
Published: Feb. 24, 2015
Interleukin-22
(IL-22)
is
a
recently
described
IL-10
family
cytokine
that
produced
by
T
helper
(Th)
17
cells,
γδ
NKT
and
newly
innate
lymphoid
cells
(ILCs).
Knowledge
of
IL-22
biology
has
evolved
rapidly
since
its
discovery
in
2000,
role
for
been
identified
numerous
tissues,
including
the
intestines,
lung,
liver,
kidney,
thymus,
pancreas,
skin.
primarily
targets
nonhematopoietic
epithelial
stromal
where
it
can
promote
proliferation
play
tissue
regeneration.
In
addition,
regulates
host
defense
at
barrier
surfaces.
However,
also
linked
to
several
conditions
involving
inflammatory
pathology.
this
review,
we
assess
current
understanding
cytokine,
physiologic
pathologic
effects
on
cell
function.
Annual Review of Immunology,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
32(1), P. 403 - 432
Published: March 21, 2014
The
aryl
hydrocarbon
receptor
(AhR),
for
many
years
almost
exclusively
studied
by
the
pharmacology/toxicology
field
its
role
in
mediating
toxicity
of
xenobiotics
such
as
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
(TCDD),
has
more
recently
attracted
attention
immunologists.
evolutionary
conservation
this
transcription
factor
and
widespread
expression
immune
system
point
to
important
physiological
functions
that
are
slowly
being
unraveled.
In
particular,
emphasis
is
now
shifting
from
AhR
xenobiotic
pathway
toward
mode
action
response
ligands.
article,
we
review
current
understanding
molecular
interactions
steady
state
presence
infection
inflammation,
with
a
focus
on
barrier
organs
skin,
gut,
lung.