[Leish-l] anti-inflammation and regulation

[Carlos Costa]

Thank you Paulo. I will compile the answers (many were not sent to Leish-l
but just to me) and share.

Best regards!

Carlos.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 11:15 AM prlmachado <prlmachado at uol.com.br> wrote:

> Dear Carlos,
>
> As you sad, Christian answer was sharp and clear.
> In my view also exact. I agree, the term regulatory is very subjective and
> encompasses
> diverse and sometimes antagonic functions.
>
> Best regards, Paulo.
>
> Paulo R. L. Machado, MD, PhD
> Coordenador do Serviço de Imunologia
> Hospital Universotário Prof. Edgar Santos
> Universidade Federal da Bahia
> Rua João das Botas, s/n, 40.000
> Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
> ------------------------------
>
> *De: *"Carlos Costa" <chncosta at gmail.com>
> *Enviada: *2020/04/08 12:16:26
> *Para: *Christian.Bogdan at uk-erlangen.de
> *Cc: * Leish-l at lineu.icb.usp.br
> *Assunto: * Re: [Leish-l] anti-inflammation and regulation
>
> Hi Christian,
>
> Thanks for answering the question. Your point is sharp and clear. Let's see
> if someone else would like to comment on this view.
>
> However, there is the general indiscriminate use of both terms in many
> papers; some authors prefer one or the other but the theme regarding these
> anti-inflammatory cytokines is full of mixed usage. For instance, I was
> consulting the book "Interleukin-10 in Health and Disease" by Fillatreau
> and O'Garra and both denominations are widespread in the book. The term
> "anti-inflammatory" was cited 37 times and "regulatory" 240. Hira Nagashi
> thinks IL-10 is regulatory but IL-4 and TGF-beta are anti-inflammatory.
>
> Take care of yourself. The world needs science and scientists.
>
> Carlos.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 1:35 PM Bogdan, Christian <
> Christian.Bogdan at uk-erlangen.de> wrote:
>
> > Dear Carlos,
> >
> > in my opinion the answer is "no". If at all, "regulatory cytokines" is a
> > superordinate term, which comprises both pro- and anti-inflammatory
> > cytokines. However, as all cytokines have regulatory functions per
> > definition, the term "regulatory cytokines" is a pleonasm, which I would
> > not use at all.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Christian
> >
> >
> > Christian Bogdan, M.D.
> > Professor of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Immunology
> > Director of the Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and
> Hygiene
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> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:
> > leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br] Im Auftrag von Carlos Costa
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 27. März 2020 15:12
> > An: Leish-L
> > Betreff: [Leish-l] anti-inflammation and regulation
> >
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > In times of coronavirus but still with kala-azar, a question to the
> > immunologists: are the terms anti-inflammation and regulation the same?
> Are
> > anti-inflammatory cytokines the same as regulatory cytokines?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Carlos.
> >
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