TY - JOUR
T1 - Microbial-induced Th17
T2 - Superhero or supervillain?
AU - McGeachy, Mandy J.
AU - Mcsorley, Stephen J
PY - 2012/10/1
Y1 - 2012/10/1
N2 - Th17 cells are an effector lineage of CD4 T cells that can contribute to protection against microbial pathogens and to the development of harmful autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. An increasing number of studies suggests that Th17 cells play an important protective role in mobilizing host immunity to extracellular and intracellular microbial pathogens, such as Candida and Salmonella. Furthermore, the generation of Th17 cells is heavily influenced by the normal microbial flora, highlighting the complex interplay among harmless microbes, pathogens, and host immunity in the regulation of pathogen-specific Th17 responses. In this article, we review the current understanding of microbe-induced Th17 cells in the context of infectious and inflammatory disease.
AB - Th17 cells are an effector lineage of CD4 T cells that can contribute to protection against microbial pathogens and to the development of harmful autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. An increasing number of studies suggests that Th17 cells play an important protective role in mobilizing host immunity to extracellular and intracellular microbial pathogens, such as Candida and Salmonella. Furthermore, the generation of Th17 cells is heavily influenced by the normal microbial flora, highlighting the complex interplay among harmless microbes, pathogens, and host immunity in the regulation of pathogen-specific Th17 responses. In this article, we review the current understanding of microbe-induced Th17 cells in the context of infectious and inflammatory disease.
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U2 - 10.4049/jimmunol.1201834
DO - 10.4049/jimmunol.1201834
M3 - Article
C2 - 22997231
AN - SCOPUS:84866551186
VL - 189
SP - 3285
EP - 3291
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
SN - 0022-1767
IS - 7
ER -