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Main features of human T helper 17 cells.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 May 2013
Annunziato Francesco, Cosmi Lorenzo, Liotta Francesco, Maggi Enrico, Romagnani Sergio
Abstract excerpt
In addition to T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th2 cells, Th17 cells are a third arm of effector CD4(+) T cells. Human Th17 cells express RORC and CD161 and originate from RORC-expressing CD161(+) precursors, which migrate to lymphoid tissue and differentiate into mature Th17 cells in response to interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-23. Human Th17 cells are rare in inflammed tissues for two reasons: (1) Th17 cells do not produce...
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