Abstract:Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease affecting millions of people in the world. CD4+ T helper cells play central roles in its pathogenesis. We have reported that atypical protein kinase PKCλ/ι regulates Th2 differentiation and function. Recently, we found that PKCλ/ι was involved in the regulation of Th17 differentiation and function. PKCλ/ι-deficient CD4+ T cells showed impaired ability to differentiate into Th17 cells in vitro under Th17-polarizing culture conditions. The secretion of IL-17, IL-17… Show more
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