Roles of IL-4, IL-13, and Their Receptors in Lung Cancer.

Interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 are the main effectors of innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) of the type 2 innate immune response, which can carry out specific signal transmission between multiple cells in the tumor immune microenvironment. IL-4 and IL-13 mediate signal transduction and regulate cellular functions in a variety of solid tumors through their shared receptor chain, the transmembrane heterodimer interleukin-4 receptor alpha/interleukin-13 receptor alpha-1 (type II IL-4 receptor). IL-4, IL-13, and their receptors can induce the formation of a variety of malignant tumors and play an important role in their progression, growth, and tumor immunity. In order to explore possible targets for lung cancer prediction and treatment, this review summarizes the characteristics and signal transduction pathways of IL-4 and IL-13, and their respective receptors, and discusses in depth their possible role in the occurrence and development of lung cancer.

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Yao Zhang, Kangle Zhu, Xiao Wang, Yi Zhao, Jingwei Shi, Zhengcheng Liu. Roles of IL-4, IL-13, and Their Receptors in Lung Cancer. Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research. 2024 Sep;44(9):399-407

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