Current data on IL-17 and Th17 cells and implications for graft versus host disease
Human interleukin 17 was first described in 1995 as a new cytokine produced primarily by activated T CD4+ cells that stimulate the secretion of IL-6 and IL-8 by human fibroblasts, besides increasing the expression of ICAM-1. Various authors have reported that IL-17A has a role in the protection of o...
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
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