›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 83-84.

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Relationship between thymic stromal lymphopoietin and allergic diseases Reviewer: ZHANG Chunxia1, CHEN Baiyu2 (1.Department of Pediatric, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia, China; 2.Graduate School, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059, Inner Mongolia, China)

  

  • Received:2014-01-15 Online:2014-01-15 Published:2014-01-15

Abstract:  Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is a type of interleukin 7-like cytokine which was reported by Friend for the first time in 1994. Since then, an increasing number of researches have showed that TSLP exists and plays potential pathoge-nic role in the allergic diseases. In this review, the recent progress in the relationship between TSLP and allergic diseases was summarized.