Th17 Cells in Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases

• Main Authors: José Francisco Zambrano-Zaragoza (Author), Enrique Jhonatan Romo-Martínez (Author), Ma. de Jesús Durán-Avelar (Author), Noemí García-Magallanes (Author), Norberto Vibanco-Pérez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The view of CD4 T-cell-mediated immunity as a balance between distinct lineages of Th1 and Th2 cells has changed dramatically. Identification of the IL-17 family of cytokines and of the fact that IL-23 mediates the expansion of IL-17-producing T cells uncovered a new subset of Th cells designated Th...