Research progress of IL-22 in oral diseases
LYU Yan-ling
LIANG Wen-hong
Abstract：IL-22 (interleukin-22,IL-22)is a member of the IL-10 cytokine family,which is mainly produced by T-helper(Th)-17 cells,γδ T cells,NKT cells and newly described innate lymphoid cells (ILCs).Research of IL-22 has rapidly evolved since its discovery in 2000.The studies have found that IL-22 is related to a variety of diseases' occurrence and development,including autoimmume diseases,inflammatoty diseases and tumor.The research of IL-22 in various oral diseases has become a hot spot recently.In this review,we will explain the research status of IL-22 in oral diseases.
Keywords：interleukin-22periodontitisapical periodontitisoral mucosal diseasesoral squamous cell carcinoma
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 113-116 )