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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2014; 20(1): 6-21
Published online Jan 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i1.6
Table 1 Innate lymphoid cell subsets
ILCsLineageMouseHumanCytokinesFunctionDisease
Group 1ILC1sLin-Thy1+Sca1+Tbet+Lin-CD56+NKp46+NKp30+NKp44+IL-7R-IFN-γInflammationIBD?
NK cellsNKp46+NK1.1+CD122+NKG2D+CD161+CD16+CD122+NKG2D+CD161+KIR+IFN-, TNF-α, cytotoxic effectorsImmunity to viruses and intracellular pathogens, tumor surveillanceInflammatory conditions, IBD
Group 2ILC2sLin-ICOS+Thy1+Sca1+IL-7R+GATA3+Lin-IL-7R+CD45hiCD161+ CRTH2+IL-5, IL-9, IL-13Immunity to helminthes, wound healingAllergy, asthma
Group 3ILC3sLin-Thy1+Sca1+RORt+NKp46+IL-7R+CCR6-Lin-CD56-NKp46+NKp30+NKp44+IL-7R+IL-22Lymphoid tissue development, intestinal homeostatsis, immunity to extracellular bacteriaIBD
LTi cellsLin-Thy1+Sca1+RORt+NKp46-IL-7R+CCR6+Lin-IL-7R+CD45+RORt+IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-22Homeostasis of epithelia, immunity to extracellular bacteriaIBD