Th17 cell plasticity towards a T-bet-dependent Th1 phenotype is required for bacterial control in Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Staphylococcus aureus is frequently detected in patients with sepsis and thus represents a major health burden worldwide. CD4+ T helper cells are involved in the immune response to S. aureus by supporting antibody production and phagocytosis. In particular, Th1 and Th17 cells secreting IFN-γ and IL-...

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Main Authors: Patricia Bartsch, Christoph Kilian, Malte Hellmig, Hans-Joachim Paust, Alina Borchers, Amirrtavarshni Sivayoganathan, Leon Enk, Yu Zhao, Nikhat Shaikh, Henning Büttner, Milagros N Wong, Victor G Puelles, Thorsten Wiech, Richard Flavell, Tobias B Huber, Jan-Eric Turner, Stefan Bonn, Samuel Huber, Nicola Gagliani, Hans-Willi Mittrücker, Holger Rohde, Ulf Panzer, Christian F Krebs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010430