Staphylococcal Exotoxins Induce Interleukin 22 in Human Th22 Cells
Author(s) -
Margarete Niebuhr,
Julia Mainardy,
Annice Heratizadeh,
Imke Satzger,
Thomas Werfel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international archives of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1423-0097
pISSN - 1018-2438
DOI - 10.1159/000367923
Subject(s) - exotoxin , immunology , interleukin 22 , memory t cell , interleukin 21 , enterotoxin , t cell , biology , superantigen , interleukin , microbiology and biotechnology , toxin , medicine , cytokine , immune system , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
We have shown previously that T cells from atopic dermatitis (AD) patients produce more IL-22 upon staphylococcal exotoxin stimulation compared to psoriasis patients and healthy controls. The role of staphylococcal exotoxins on polarized memory T helper (Th)22 cells which are enriched in inflamed AD skin remains elusive. Our aim was to investigate IL-22 production in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and α-toxin stimulation in human memory T cells and polarized Th22 cells.
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