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Innate lymphoid cells wield a double-edged sword

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Type 2 cytokine–producing innate lymphoid cells are present in human and mouse lungs, where they contribute to both type 2 immune responses and tissue repair.

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Figure 1: Dual effects of ILC2 cells on respiratory immunity.

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  1. Marsha Wills-Karp is in the Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,

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  2. Fred D. Finkelman is in the Division of Immunobiology, and the Department of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,

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Wills-Karp, M., Finkelman, F. Innate lymphoid cells wield a double-edged sword. Nat Immunol 12, 1025–1027 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2142

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