| Literature DB >> 29078003 |
Kirsten Dietze-Schwonberg1, Beate Lorenz1, Susanna Lopez Kostka1, Beatrix Schumak2, André Gessner3, Esther von Stebut1.
Abstract
Healing of leishmaniasis-a parasitic skin disease-is associated with high levels of secreted interferon (IFN)γ and IL-12 in resistant C57BL/6 mice and humans. Susceptible BALB/c mice predominantly react with a Th17/Th2/Treg-related immune response and finally succumb to infection. Previously, we showed that BALB/c IL-17A-/- mice are protected against Leishmania (L.) major infections, indicating that IL-17A-predominantly produced by Th17 cells-plays an important role for disease outcome. We now investigated DC-derived cytokines and finally identified IL-23p19 as key cytokine responsible for induction of Leishmania-specific Th17 cells that play an important role for progressive disease in susceptible BALB/c mice.Entities:
Keywords: IL-23; Leishmaniasis; Pathogenic; Th17
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29078003 DOI: 10.1111/exd.13455
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Dermatol ISSN: 0906-6705 Impact factor: 3.960