title: Innate IL-17-producing cells: the sentinels of the immune system.
abstract: The cytokine interleukin-17 (IL-17) has received considerable attention since the discovery of a distinct CD4(+) T helper (T(H)) cell subset that produces it, known as the T(H)17 cell subset. Despite the fact that most of the recent literature describes IL-17 as a T cell-secreted cytokine, much of the IL-17 released during an inflammatory response is produced by innate immune cells. In this Review, we explore the many innate immune cell populations that are an early source of IL-17 in response to stress, injury or pathogens. These early sources have been shown to have a central role in the initiation of IL-17-dependent immune responses, even before the first CD4(+)T cell sees its cognate antigen and initiates the T(H)17 cell developmental programme.
authors.affiliation: Merck Research Laboratories, DNAX Discovery Research, 901 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. daniel.cua@spcorp.com
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cua
authors.forename: Cristina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015551:Autoimmunity; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology; D020381:Interleukin-17 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D057132:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D019879:Paneth Cells / Q000276:immunology; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000378:metabolism; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D020381:Interleukin-17; D057132:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon