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                                                                Synonyms: interleukin-21 | ZA11
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                                                            Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: IL-21 acts via the IL-21 receptor expressed on the surface of T, B and NK cells.
                                    
                                 
                                    Species: Human
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| IL-21 has been shown to eliminate glioblastoma multiforme cells via activation of the cytolytic reactivity of Vγ9Vδ2 T cells in vitro and in an in vivo model [2]. These findings suggest that IL-21-sensitized allogeneic human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells might offer a novel immunotherapeutic approach for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. | 
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