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A distinct lineage of CD4 T cells regulates tissue inflammation by producing interleukin 17.
Nature immunology - 1 Nov 2005
Park Heon, Li Zhaoxia, Yang Xuexian O, Chang Seon Hee, Nurieva Roza, Wang Yi-Hong, Wang Ying, Hood Leroy, Zhu Zhou, Tian Qiang, Dong Chen
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 17 (IL-17) has been linked to autoimmune diseases, although its regulation and function have remained unclear. Here we have evaluated in vitro and in vivo the requirements for the differentiation of naive CD4 T cells into effector T helper cells that produce IL-17. This process requir...
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