T-helper 17 cells are a specialized population of T cells that produce a pro-inflammatory molecule known as interleukin-17. They are important for immunity to certain bacterial and fungal infections.
Asthma is a T helper 2 (T H 2)-cell-mediated disorder characterized by airway eosinophilia, goblet-cell hyperplasia and bronchial hyper-reactivity. Dendritic cells (DCs) sample the airway luminal ...