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. 2014 Apr 17;6(5):563–574. doi: 10.1159/000360084

Table 2.

Cells responsive to IFN-λ

Cells/organs Reference No.
Responsive cells (mouse)
Cell lines
 B16 melanoma cells 5
 PAM212 keratinocyte-like cells 5
Primary cells
 Keratinocytes 5
 Vaginal epithelial cells 12
 pDCs 12
In vivo
 Kidney (epithelial cells) 19, 20
 Epithelial cells of the choroid plexus 19
 Intestine (epithelial cells) 17, 20
 Airway cells 13 – 15, 20
 Salivary glands 20
 Cholangiocytes 30

Responsive cells (human)
Cell lines
 HepG2, HuH7 (hepatocytes) 8, 18, 52, 62
 HeLa 1
 HaCaT (keratinocytes) 1
 A594 (lung carcinoma cells) 1
 Intestinal cell lines 1, 63
Primary cells
 Hepatocytes 18
 Keratinocytes 21, 62, 64
 Melanocytes 62
 Natural killer cells 62
 Airway epithelial cells 65
 Nasal epithelial cells 66
 Astrocytes 67
 Neurons 67
 pDCs 24
 DCs 25
 Monocytes 62
In vivo
 Liver 53, 54

Nonresponsive cells (human and mouse)
Cell lines
 Fibroblasts 5
Primary cells
 Lymphocytes 12, 26
 Monocytes, macrophages 5, 12, 62
 Endothelial cells 62
 Fibroblasts 12
 Adipocytes 62
 Splenocytes 5
In vivo
 Adipocytes 19
 Endothelial cells 19
 Hepatocytes (mouse) 30