![PubReading [306] - A Brief History of IL-9 - R. Goswami and M. Kaplan](https://media.rss.com/pub-reading/20220604_120651_b1eb6c62ae4201ef92e04bdcecbaf143.jpg)
PubReading [306] - A Brief History of IL-9 - R. Goswami and M. Kaplan
PubReading · Mando Mourad
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (content.rss.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
IL-9 was first described in the late 1980s as a member of a growing number of cytokines that had pleiotropic functions in the immune system. Although many biological functions have been attributed to IL-9, it remains an understudied cytokine. A resurgence of interest in IL-9 has been spurred by recent work demonstrating a role for IL-9 in regulating inflammatory immunity and defining the transcription factors that activate the Il9 gene in cells that most efficiently produce IL-9. In this review, we summarize the characterization of IL-9 biological activities, highlight roles for the cytokine that are clearly defined, and outline questions regarding IL-9 functions that still require further exploration.