Interleukin-17 induces an atypical M2-like macrophage subpopulation that regulates intestinal inflammation.

Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is a pleiotropic cytokine that acts on both immune and non-immune cells and is generally implicated in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Although IL-17 as well as their source, mainly but not limited to Th17 cells, is also abundant in the inflamed intestine, the role of IL...

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Main Authors: Kenichiro Nishikawa, Naohiro Seo, Mie Torii, Nei Ma, Daisuke Muraoka, Isao Tawara, Masahiro Masuya, Kyosuke Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Takei, Hiroshi Shiku, Naoyuki Katayama, Takuma Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4177893?pdf=render