IL-17 Enhances Chemotaxis of Primary Human B Cells during Asthma.

IL-17 is a pro-inflammatory mediator that is believed to play a critical role in regulating tissue inflammation during asthma, COPD, as well as other inflammatory disorders. The level of expression of IL-17 has been shown to be upregulated in lung bronchial tissue of asthmatic patients. Several repo...

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Main Authors: Rabih Halwani, Roua Al-Kufaidy, Alejandro Vazquez-Tello, Mary Angeline Pureza, Ahmed S BaHammam, Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Sami A Alnassar, Qutayba Hamid, Saleh Al-Muhsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4262428?pdf=render