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SUBMITTER: Huang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4947823 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Huang Jinling J Meng Shaoshuai S Hong Shanjuan S Lin Xin X Jin Wei W Dong Chen C
Cellular & molecular immunology 20150713 4
Within the interleukin-17 (IL-17) family of cytokines, IL-17A is known to be critical in the host defense against fungal infections; however, the function of the other IL-17 family members in anti-fungal immunity remains largely unknown. Here, we show that IL-17C expression was highly induced in kidney epithelial cells after fungal infection. Mice that lacked IL-17C exhibited increased survival and attenuated kidney tissue damage, although they had similar fungal loads. IL-17C deficiency resulte ...[more]