Two new papers uncover IL-17 biology and add to growing evidence that cytokines can influence behavior during illness.

Unexpected findings now identify multiple secreted inflammatory cytokines, their cognate receptors and positive-feedback loops with corresponding transcription factors, as key mediators of both ...

Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal due to an overreaction of the body’s immune system called a cytokine storm. Cytokines are small proteins released by many different cells in ...

Miyake and Masakatsu Yamashita has discovered that Bach2, a protein essential for regulating T cells function, plays a ...

This paradigm shift highlights a key role for the interleukin (IL)-23 cytokine, rather than the previous emphasis on IL-12, as the driving force behind the persistent inflammatory reaction.

Think of it this way — the human body is a kingdom which is healthy, prosperous and functions peacefully. Every once in a while, invaders from the pathogen kingdom attack the body. But the human ...

Cytokines are small proteins that serve as the fundamental chemical messengers of the immune system. They also play a key cell signaling role in stem cell biology, relaying messages that direct stem ...