Cutting edge: An in vivo requirement for STAT3 signaling in TH17 development and TH17-dependent autoimmunity.

An In Vivo Requirement for STAT3 Signaling in TH17 Development and TH17-Dependent Autoimmunity

SHIP regulates the reciprocal development of T regulatory and Th17 cells.

Maintaining an appropriate balance between subsets of CD4(+) Th and T regulatory cells (Tregs) is critical to maintain immune homeostasis and prevent autoimmunity. Through a common requirement for TGF-beta, the development of peripherally induced Tregs is intimately linked to that of Th17 cells, with the resulting lineages depending on the presence of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6. Cur...

Autoimmune Inflammation Effector Function and Reduces Established Starvation Regulates Stat3-Dependent Th17 Halofuginone-Induced Amino Acid

The IL-23 pathway is genetically linked to autoimmune disease in humans and is required for pathogenic Th17 cell function in mice. However, because IL-23R–expressing mature Th17 cells are rare and poorly defined in mice at steady-state, little is known about IL-23 signaling. In this study, we show that the endogenous CCR6 + memory T cell compartment present in peripheral lymphoid organs of unma...

IL-23R-activated STAT3/STAT4 is essential for Th1/Th17-mediated CNS autoimmunity.

The factors that promote the differentiation of pathogenic T cells in autoimmune diseases are poorly defined. Use of genetically modified mice has provided insight into molecules necessary for the development of autoimmunity, but the sum of the data has led to contradictory observations based on what is currently known about specific molecules in specific signaling pathways. To define the minim...

Cutting edge: the pathogenicity of IFN-γ-producing Th17 cells is independent of T-bet.

During the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the proportion of pathogenic and myelin-specific cells within CNS-infiltrating cytokine-producing Th cells is unknown. Using an IL-17A/IFN-γ double reporter mouse and I-A(b)/myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein 38-49 tetramer, we show in this study that IL-17(+)IFN-γ(+) Th cells, which are expanded in the CNS during EAE, ...