"Interleukin-33" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A member of the INTERLEUKIN-1 protein family involved in the maturation of TH2 CELLS and the activation of MAST CELLS; BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS and NK CELLS. It is also produced by ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS and FIBROBLASTS; where it can function as an alarmin to modulate immune and inflammatory responses to tissue damage.
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D000067596
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.465.850 D12.776.467.374.465.850 D23.529.374.465.850
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Interleukin-33" by people in Profiles.
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IL-33-mediated Eosinophilia Protects against Acute Lung Injury. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2021 05; 64(5):569-578.