It also tends to act in the body's production of IL - 10 if it is taken during infection, downregulating the levels of other cytokines and necessary, but if taken early in the disease process, it inhibits viral upregulation of IL - 10 and increases
antiviral cytokine production and activity.»
Not exact matches
The signal induces the expression of many innate immune and
antiviral genes and the
production of
antiviral gene products, pro-inflammatory
cytokines, chemokines and interferons.
Thus, IFITM3 represents a checkpoint regulator of
antiviral immunity that controls
cytokine production to restrict viral pathogenesis.