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SUBMITTER: Biswas PS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524787 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20181201 11
The kidney is an organ particularly susceptible to damage caused by infections and autoimmune conditions. Renal inflammation confers protection against microbial infections. However, if unchecked, unresolved inflammation may lead to kidney damage. Although proinflammatory cytokine IL-17 is required for immunity against extracellular pathogens, dysregulated IL-17 response is also linked to autoimmunity. In this review, we will discuss the current knowledge of IL-17 activity in the kidney in conte ...[more]