Chimeric polypeptide antagonists that include an interleukin-4 (IL-4) mutein linked to an interleukin-9 (IL-9) mutein are provided, as are polynucleotides encoding the IL-4 and IL-9 chimeric mutein antagonists. Also provided are methods of using the chimeric mutein antagonists and encoding polypeptides to reduce or inhibit the responsiveness of a cell to a cytokine such as IL-4, IL-9 and/or interleukin-13. Methods using the compositions to treat disorders such as pulmonary disorders (e.g., asthma) also are provided.

 
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