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Masafumi Arima1, Takeshi Fukuda, Takeshi Tokuhisa
1From the *Department of Developmental Genetics, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba; and †Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Dokkyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Various molecules participate in different phases of allergic reactions. This means that many genes are encoding molecules related to allergic reactions, such as cytokines, chemokines, and their receptors as effect or molecules. The transcriptional repressor BCL6 has emerged as a multifunctional regulator of lymphocyte differentiation and immune responses. BCL6-deficient (BCL6) mice display T helper type 2 (Th2)-type inflammation, which is caused by abnormality of both lymphoid cells and nonlymphoid cells. Thus, BCL6 apparently contributes to negative regulation of various central molecules such as cytokines, in particular Th2 cytokines, CC chemokines, and immunoglobulin E in allergic diseases. Therefore, BCL6 may be a molecular target for Th2-type allergic diseases.
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