RT Journal Article
ID 0aa566c45364a768
A1 Tsai, Hsing-Chuan
A1 Wu, Reen
T1 Mechanisms of Cholera Toxin in the Modulation of TH17 Responses
JF Critical Reviews™ in Immunology
JO CRI
YR 2015
FD 2015-06-16
VO 35
IS 2
SP 135
OP 152
K1 Interleukin-17
K1 dendritic cells
K1 T-cell differentiation
K1 and infection
AB Numerous studies have shown that TH17 cells and their signature cytokine IL-17A are critical to host defense against various bacterial and fungal infections. The protective responses mediated by TH17 cells and IL-17A include the recruitment of neutrophils, release of antimicrobial peptides and chemokines, and enhanced tight junction of epithelial cells. Due to the importance of TH17 cells in infections, efforts have been made to develop TH17-based vaccines. The goal of vaccination is to establish a protective immunological memory. Most currently approved vaccines are antibody-based and have limited protection against stereotypically different strains. Studies show that T-cell-based vaccines may overcome this limitation and protect hosts against infection of different strains.
Two main strategies are used to develop TH17 vaccines: identification of TH17-specific antigens and TH17-skewing adjuvants. Studies have revealed that cholera toxin (CT) induces a potent Th17 response following vaccination. Antigen vaccination along with CT induces a robust TH17 response, which is sometimes accompanied by TH1 responses. Due to the toxicity of CT, it is hard to apply CT in a clinical setting. Thus, understanding how CT modulates TH17 responses may lead to the development of successful TH17-based vaccines.
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