. "cDNA coding for the alpha chain of the rat interleukin 10 (IL-10) receptor was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cloned and sequenced. The nucleic acid coding sequence exhibited 88% and 68% homology with the mouse and human IL-10 receptor sequences, respectively. The translated protein exhibited 83% and 61% homology with the mouse and human IL-10 receptor proteins. Specific antibodies were raised to the extracellular domain of the rat IL-10 receptor expressed as a secreted protein in recombinant Drosophila S2 cells. Western blotting using these antibodies demonstrated the presence of the IL-10 receptor in five major regions of the rat brain (cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus, hypothalamus and pituitary), supporting a role for IL-10 as a central regulator of inflammation." . . . "Cytokine" . "Poole S." . "Ward H." . "Vigues S." . "Bristow A.F." . "2001"^^ . "237-240" . "The rat interleukin 10 receptor: cloning and sequencing of cDNA coding for the alpha-chain protein sequence, and demonstration by western blotting of expression in the rat brain." . "15" . "doi:10.1006/cyto.2001.0933" .