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Dying cells don't all release key inflammatory cytokine in the same way, research reveals
- May 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Researchers at Toho University have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism controlling how dying cells release the inflammatory cytokine IL-33, a key driver of allergy, asthma, tissue inflammation, and cancer progression. The findings reveal that cells do not release IL-33 uniformly; instead, individual cells exhibit striking differences in release timing controlled by the membrane rupture protein NINJ1.
Originally published at Phys.org