IL-4-ever young: Type 2 cytokine signaling in macrophages slows aging.

Immunity

Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Lydia Becker Institute for Immunology & Infection, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Electronic address:

Published: March 2024

Macrophages activated via the IL-4 receptor possess non-immune functions that support tissue homeostasis, but their specific role in aging is unknown. In this issue of Immunity, Zhou et al. show that IL-4 extends lifespan by inducing DNA repair pathways that protect macrophages from cellular senescence.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2024.02.013DOI Listing

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