Ablation of IL-17A abrogates progression of spontaneous intestinal tumorigenesis
Chae WJ, Gibson TF, Zelterman D, Hao L, Henegariu O, Bothwell AL. Ablation of IL-17A abrogates progression of spontaneous intestinal tumorigenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 5540-5544. PMID: 20212110, PMCID: PMC2851824, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0912675107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 T cellsSpontaneous intestinal tumorigenesisIL-17AT cellsIntestinal tumorigenesisRegulatory T cell-mediated suppressionEffector CD4 T cellsT cell-mediated suppressionEndogenous IL-17ACell-mediated suppressionInfiltration of lymphocytesIntestinal epithelial cellsHyperproliferative potentialImmunological abnormalitiesAdoptive transferIL-10Proinflammatory mediatorsThymic atrophyInflammatory cytokinesImmunodeficient miceIntestinal architectureHeterozygote mutationsAltered functionMiceTumor development