TH17 cells express ST2 and are controlled by the alarmin IL-33 in the small intestine
Pascual-Reguant A, Bayat Sarmadi J, Baumann C, Noster R, Cirera-Salinas D, Curato C, Pelczar P, Huber S, Zielinski CE, Löhning M, Hauser AE, Esplugues E. TH17 cells express ST2 and are controlled by the alarmin IL-33 in the small intestine. Mucosal Immunology 2017, 10: 1431-1442. PMID: 28198366, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory TH17 cellsIntestinal epithelial cellsTh17 cellsSmall intestineIL-33IL-33/ST2 axisPro-inflammatory T cellsAlarmin IL-33Alarmin interleukin-33IL-33 receptorPro-inflammatory cytokinesAbsence of ST2Beneficial host responseIL-10Interleukin-33Autoimmune diseasesTissue inflammationInflammatory responseImmunosuppressive propertiesT cellsImmune responseInflamed tissuesHost responseImmune systemRegulatory phenotype