Abstract
The healthy gut is achieved and maintained through a balanced relationship between the mucosal immune system, microbial communities resident in the lumen, and the intestinal epithelium. The intestinal epithelium plays an exceptionally important role in harmonizing the interaction between the host immunity and the luminal residents, as this selectively permeable barrier separates but also allows interchange between the 2 environments. Interleukin (IL)-10 has been well established to play an important role in maintaining gut homeostasis by imparting diverse effects on a variety of cell types in this relationship. In the intestine, the source and the target of IL-10 include leukocytes and epithelial cells. Given that both the epithelium and IL-10 are essential players in supporting homeostasis, we discuss the relationship between these 2 factors, focusing on epithelial sources of IL-10 and the effects of IL-10 on the intestinal epithelium. Insight into this relationship reveals an important aspect of the innate immune function of intestinal epithelial cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1343-1352 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding Andrew W. Stadnyk is supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the W. Garfield Weston Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Review