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IL-17 promotes progression of cutaneous leishmaniasis in susceptible mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Mar 2009
Lopez Kostka Susanna, Dinges Stephanie, Griewank Klaus, Iwakura Yoichiro, Udey Mark C, von Stebut Esther
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to leishmaniasis in C57BL/6 mice depends on Th1/Tc1 cells. BALB/c mice preferentially develop Th2 immunity and succumb to infection. We now assessed the role of IL-17 in cutaneous leishmaniasis. During the course of Leishmania major infection, BALB/c CD4 cells and neutrophils produced increased amounts of IL-17 as compared with cells from C57BL/6 mice. This increase was associated with significantly...
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