›› 2010, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 179-182.

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Progress of Th17 Cell and Disease

TENG Su-ling, SHAO Yue, ZHENG Shi-min   

  1. (College of Animal Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030,China)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2010-09-20 Published:2010-09-20
  • Contact: ZHENG Shi-min

Abstract: T help 17 (Th17) cell, which was first found in 2005 and is characterized by the release of interleukin (IL)-17, constitutes four subtypes of CD4+T cells together with Th1, Th2 and regulatory T (Tregs) cells. Th17 cell has a closely association with the development of inflammatory, infectious diseases, tumors and autoimmune diseases. In this paper, the roles of Th17 cell in certain disease or pathological process were summarized.

Key words: Th17 cell; interleukin-17; disease

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