Maintenance of intestinal Th17 cells and reduced microbial translocation in SIV-infected rhesus macaques treated with interleukin (IL)-21.

In pathogenic HIV and SIV infections of humans and rhesus macaques (RMs), preferential depletion of CD4⁺ Th17 cells correlates with mucosal immune dysfunction and disease progression. Interleukin (IL)-21 promotes differentiation of Th17 cells, long-term maintenance of functional CD8⁺ T cells, and di...

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Main Authors: Suresh Pallikkuth, Luca Micci, Zachary S Ende, Robin I Iriele, Barbara Cervasi, Benton Lawson, Colleen S McGary, Kenneth A Rogers, James G Else, Guido Silvestri, Kirk Easley, Jacob D Estes, Francois Villinger, Savita Pahwa, Mirko Paiardini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1003471&type=printable
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