Title : Interleukin-23 in perspective

Authors Jonathan Sherlock and Daniel Cua

Key Points
IL-23 acts locally in tissues by activating IL-23R (+) cells.
IL-23 is a coordinating cytokine in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis (=spondyloarthritis) and inflammatory bowel disease.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527240/ [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Regards David in Australia


Dx Oct 2006 B27+ undifferentiated spondlyarthropathy (uSpA) with mild sebhorrhoeic dermatitis and mild Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) controlled by NSD since 2007.