The IL-17 family of cytokines in health and disease

MJ McGeachy, DJ Cua, SL Gaffen - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
The interleukin 17 (IL-17) family of cytokines contains 6 structurally related cytokines, IL-17A
through IL-17F. IL-17A, the prototypical member of this family, just passed the 25 th …

IL-17 receptor–based signaling and implications for disease

X Li, R Bechara, J Zhao, MJ McGeachy… - Nature immunology, 2019 - nature.com
IL-17 is a highly versatile pro-inflammatory cytokine crucial for a variety of processes,
including host defense, tissue repair, the pathogenesis of inflammatory disease and the …

The gut microbiota promotes distal tissue regeneration via RORγ+ regulatory T cell emissaries

BS Hanna, G Wang, S Galván-Peña, AO Mann… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Specific microbial signals induce the differentiation of a distinct pool of RORγ+ regulatory T
(Treg) cells crucial for intestinal homeostasis. We discovered highly analogous populations …

Myelination-independent functions of oligodendrocyte precursor cells in health and disease

Y Xiao, T Czopka - Nature Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) are a population of tissue-resident glial cells found
throughout the CNS, constituting approximately 5% of all CNS cells and persisting from …

Oligodendrocyte precursor cells present antigen and are cytotoxic targets in inflammatory demyelination

L Kirby, J Jin, JG Cardona, MD Smith, KA Martin… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) are abundant in the adult central nervous system,
and have the capacity to regenerate oligodendrocytes and myelin. However, in inflammatory …

Oligodendrocytes in development, myelin generation and beyond

S Kuhn, L Gritti, D Crooks, Y Dombrowski - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that are
generated from oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC). OPC are distributed throughout the …

How neuroinflammation contributes to neurodegeneration

RM Ransohoff - Science, 2016 - science.org
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and frontotemporal lobar dementia are among the most …

Astrocytes: key regulators of neuroinflammation

E Colombo, C Farina - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
Astrocytes are crucial regulators of innate and adaptive immune responses in the injured
central nervous system. Depending on timing and context, astrocyte activity may exacerbate …

An autonomous activation of interleukin-17 receptor signaling sustains inflammation and promotes disease progression

Q Luo, Y Liu, K Shi, X Shen, Y Yang, X Liang, L Lu… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Anti-interleukin-17 (IL-17) therapy has been used in various autoimmune
diseases. However, the efficacy is unexpectedly limited in several IL-17-associated …

The role of astrocytes in multiple sclerosis

G Ponath, C Park, D Pitt - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The role traditionally assigned to astrocytes in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS)
lesions has been the formation of the glial scar once inflammation has subsided. Astrocytes …