Gasdermin D as a cellular switch to orientate immune responses via IL-33 or IL-1β

摘要

Interleukin(IL)-33 is a nuclear cytokine in the IL-1 family that is constitutively expressed in the epithelial cells of environmentally exposed tissues(skin,gastrointestinal tract and lungs)and endothelial cells.IL-33 is involved in type 2 innate immunity via the activation of eosinophils,basophils,mast cells,group 2 innate lymphoid cells and macrophages through its receptor ST2(also called IL1RL1)[1].Due to the absence of a secretory signal sequence,IL-33 was thought to be passively released during cell necrosis,physical stress or tissue damage and was accordingly considered an alarmin[2].