title: IL-17 family cytokines mediated signaling in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.
abstract: Inflammation is the immediate protective response of the body to pathogen invasions, allergen challenges, chemical exposures or physical injuries. Acute inflammation usually accompanies with transient infiltration of leukocytes, removal of danger signals and eventually tissue repair, while persistent and uncontrolled inflammation becomes a major stimulator in the progression of many chronic diseases in human, including autoimmune diseases, metabolic disorders and cancer. Interleukin (IL)-17 family is a recent classified subset of cytokines, playing critical roles in both acute and chronic inflammatory responses. In this review, we will summarize recent progresses on the signalings of this family cytokines and their impacts on the inflammatory responses or disorders.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences/Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Xinyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Youcun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D020381:Interleukin-17 / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D020381:Interleukin-17
keywords: IL-17 family cytokines; Inflammation; Signal transduction