Robust antigen specific th17 T cell response to group A Streptococcus is dependent on IL-6 and intranasal route of infection.

Group A streptococcus (GAS, Streptococcus pyogenes) is the cause of a variety of clinical conditions, ranging from pharyngitis to autoimmune disease. Peptide-major histocompatibility complex class II (pMHCII) tetramers have recently emerged as a highly sensitive means to quantify pMHCII-specific CD4...

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Main Authors: Thamotharampillai Dileepan, Jonathan L Linehan, James J Moon, Marion Pepper, Marc K Jenkins, Patrick P Cleary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3178561?pdf=render