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Inflammatory ILC2 cells: disguising themselves as progenitors?

Type 2 cytokine–producing innate lymphoid cells (ILC2 cells) can respond to interleukins IL-25 and IL-33. Distinct subsets are now recognized as inflammatory ILC2 cells and natural ILC2 cells that differ in their responses to these cytokines.

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Figure 1: Characteristics and function of iILC2 cells.

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Koyasu, S. Inflammatory ILC2 cells: disguising themselves as progenitors?. Nat Immunol 16, 133–134 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.3080

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