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SUBMITTER: Ono T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792964 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ono Takehito T Okamoto Kazuo K Nakashima Tomoki T Nitta Takeshi T Hori Shohei S Iwakura Yoichiro Y Takayanagi Hiroshi H
Nature communications 20160311
Immune responses are crucial not only for host defence against pathogens but also for tissue maintenance and repair after injury. Lymphocytes are involved in the healing process after tissue injury, including bone fracture and muscle damage. However, the specific immune cell subsets and mediators of healing are not entirely clear. Here we show that γδ T cells produce IL-17A, which promotes bone formation and facilitates bone fracture healing. Repair is impaired in IL-17A-deficient mice due to a ...[more]