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                                                                Synonyms: interleukin-19 | melanoma differentiation-associated protein-like protein
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: IL-19 is an IL-10 related type II cytokine.
                                    
                                 
                            
                                
                                    Species: Human
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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| Immunopharmacology Comments | 
| IL-19 is produced by monocytes [1]. It stimulates the JAK/STAT signalling pathway via interaction with the IL-20 receptor. It has immunoregulatory effects and is involved in skin development. |