Synonyms: interleukin-21 | ZA11
Compound class:
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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Immunopharmacology Comments |
IL-21 is expressed by activated human CD4+ T cells, is upregulated in Th2 [5] and Th17 T helper cells [4] and T follicular cells. IL-21 regulates NK T cells in an autocrine manner. |
Immunopharmacology Disease | |||
Disease | X-Refs | Comment | References |
Lymphoma, non-hodgkin, familial |
Disease Ontology:
DOID:0060060 OMIM: 605027 |
HL cancer cells produce IL-21 which could explain the clustering of other immune cells around HL cells observed in vitro. | 3 |