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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3867811 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gu Chunfang C Wu Ling L Li Xiaoxia X
Cytokine 20130903 2
The interleukin 17 (IL-17) family, a subset of cytokines consisting of IL-17A-F, plays crucial roles in host defense against microbial organisms and in the development of inflammatory diseases. Although IL-17A is the signature cytokine produced by T helper 17 (Th17) cells, IL-17A and other IL-17 family cytokines have multiple sources ranging from immune cells to non-immune cells. The IL-17 family signals via their correspondent receptors and activates downstream pathways that include NFκB, MAPKs ...[more]