IL-17 contributes to CD4-mediated graft-versus-host disease
Kappel L, Goldberg G, King C, Suh D, Smith O, Ligh C, Holland A, Grubin J, Mark N, Liu C, Iwakura Y, Heller G, van den Brink M. IL-17 contributes to CD4-mediated graft-versus-host disease. Blood 2008, 113: 945-952. PMID: 18931341, PMCID: PMC2630280, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-08-172155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecipients of ILT cellsGVHD mortalityHost diseaseIL-17Proinflammatory cytokinesAllogeneic bone marrow transplantAllogeneic BMT modelIL-17 contributesDonor T cellsBone marrow transplantWhole T cellsT-cell recipientsAcute graftGVHD developmentGVT activityAllograft rejectionTh17 cellsIL-17FIL-22Interleukin-17Marrow transplantAutoimmune diseasesTh1 cellsLymphoid organsCombined Th2 cytokine deficiency in donor T cells aggravates experimental acute graft-vs-host disease
Tawara I, Maeda Y, Sun Y, Lowler K, Liu C, Toubai T, McKenzie A, Reddy P. Combined Th2 cytokine deficiency in donor T cells aggravates experimental acute graft-vs-host disease. Experimental Hematology 2008, 36: 988-996. PMID: 18410989, PMCID: PMC2603625, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryGraft vs Host DiseaseImmunologic TestsInterleukin-2 Receptor alpha SubunitInterleukinsMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLSurvival RateT-LymphocytesTh2 CellsTransplantation, HomologousConceptsDonor T cellsT cellsWT T cellsTh2 cytokinesAcute graftAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAllogeneic antigen-presenting cellsT cell proliferative responsesAnti-CD3 monoclonal antibodyEnhanced T cell proliferationExperimental acute graftNumber of immunoregulatoryTarget organ damageTh2 cytokine secretionBone marrow transplantationT helper 1Antigen-presenting cellsWild-type T cellsT cell proliferationGreater clinical severityBALB/cB6 recipientsGVHD mortalityHost diseaseIL-17