Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
J Exp Med. 2024 Aug 5;221(8). doi: 10.1084/jem.20240840. Epub 2024 Jul 17.
Th17 cell plasticity is associated with pathogenicity in chronic inflammation. In a model of periodontitis, McClure et al. (https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20232015) describe location-dependent divergence in Th17 plasticity, with surprisingly limited conversion in inflamed gingiva but emergence of protective exTh17-TfH cells in draining LN that enhance protective antibody.
Th17 细胞的可塑性与慢性炎症中的致病性有关。在牙周炎模型中,McClure 等人(https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20232015)描述了 Th17 可塑性的位置依赖性差异,令人惊讶的是,在炎症性牙龈中几乎没有转化,但在引流 LN 中出现了保护性 exTh17-TfH 细胞,增强了保护性抗体。