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. 2014 Dec 29;97(3):499–510. doi: 10.1189/jlb.3RU0814-386R

TABLE 1.

TH17-associated cytokine production by non-TH17 cells and effects at the mucosa

Cytokine Producers Receptor Effects
IL-17A rTH17, Tregs, CD8+ T cell,
γδ T cell, TFH, NKT cell, ILC,
neutrophil, Paneth cell, macrophage IL-17RA/IL-17RC Neutrophil recruitment [71, 72]
Antimicrobial peptide production (e.g., S100A8, S100A9 [73])
Cytokine and chemokine production (e.g., G-CSF, IL-6, CXCL1 [74, 75])
Inhibits TH1 polarization [7]
IL-17F γδ T cell IL-17RA/IL-17RC Neutrophil recruitment [76]
Cytokine and chemokine production (e.g., G-CSF, IL-6, CXCL1 [74, 75])
Lymphocyte and macrophage recruitment [18]
Mucus hyperplasia in the lung [18]
IL-21 CD8+ T cell, TFH,
NKT cell, neutrophil IL-21R/γc Cell proliferation, especially NK cells [22]
Enhances TH17 responses [27]
B cell class-switching [77]
Regulatory B cell function [78]
IL-22 rTH17, CD8+ T cell,γδ T cell, NKT cell, ILC,
neutrophil, macrophage IL-22RA1/IL-10R2 Antimicrobial peptide production (e.g., S100A8, S100A9, Reg3γ [73, 79])
Epithelial cell proliferation/transformation [43]
Enhances mucosal barrier function [79]
Inhibits epithelial apoptosis [46]
IL-26 ILCs IL-20R1/IL-10R2 Cytokine production (e.g., IL-8, IL-10 [55, 56])
Decreased epithelial proliferation [56]

Reg3γ, Regenerating islet-derived protein 3 γ.