细胞毒性T细胞
肿瘤微环境
PI3K/AKT/mTOR通路
细胞生物学
蛋白激酶B
白细胞介素2受体
MAPK/ERK通路
信号转导
免疫系统
激酶
生物
化学
癌症研究
T细胞
免疫学
生物化学
体外
作者
Runqiu Jiang,Beicheng Sun
标识
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-55617-4_5
摘要
Interleukin (IL)-22 belongs to the IL-10 cytokine family which performs biological functions by binding to heterodimer receptors comprising a type 1 receptor chain (R1) and a type 2 receptor chain (R2). IL-22 is mainly derived from CD4+ helper T cells, CD8+ cytotoxic T cells, innate lymphocytes, and natural killer T cells. It can activate downstream signaling pathways such as signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1/3/5, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (AKT)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) through these heterodimer receptors. Although IL-22 is produced by immune cells, its specific receptor IL-22R1 is selectively expressed in nonimmune cells, such as hepatocytes, colonic epithelial cells, and pancreatic epithelial cells (Jiang et al. Hepatology 54(3):900-9, 2011; Jiang et al. BMC Cancer 13:59, 2013; Curd et al. Clin Exp Immunol 168(2):192-9, 2012). Immune cells do not respond to IL-22 stimulation directly within tumors, reports from different groups have revealed that IL-22 can indirectly regulate the tumor microenvironment (TME). In the present chapter, we discuss the roles of IL-22 in malignant cells and immunocytes within the TME, meanwhile, the potential roles of IL-22 as a target for drug discovery will be discussed.
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