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. 2022 Sep 13;13(9):1643. doi: 10.3390/genes13091643

Table 1.

IL-17 cytokine family producing cells, targets, and effector molecules.

Cytokine Cellular Sources Target Cells Downstream Effector Molecules References
IL-17A Th17, Tc17, TRM, γδT, iNKT, neutrophils, MAIT, ILC3 Mesenchymal cells, myeloid cells, macrophages, epithelial cells, keratinocytes, intestinal and nasal epithelial cells, B cells, CD4+ T cells G-CSF, MIP2, IL-8, MCP-1, IL-1β, TNFα, IL-6, Il-10, IL-2, PGE2, hBD-2, β-defensin, S100A9, S100A8, S100A7, calprotectin, lipocalin, MMP-9 [46,72,94,96,104,115,126,127,128,132,134,135,136,137,138,139,140]
IL-17B Neutrophils, chondrocytes, neurons, stromal cells, gut epithelium, B cells (germinal and memory) ILC2, NKT, THP-1 monocytes, fibroblasts, Th2, PBMC, ILC2 IL-5, IL-13, G-CSF, IL-6, CCL20, TNFα, IL-1β [3,87,124,143,144,145,146,147,148]
IL-17C Epithelial cells Epithelial cells, Th17 G-CSF, IL-6, IL-1β, TNFα, AMPs, occluding, claudin-1, claudin-4 [64,66,124,151,152,153,155,156,157]
IL-17D Fibroblasts, colonic epithelial cells, brain, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, heart, lung, pancreas Endothelial cells, ILC3 IL-22, RegIIIβ/γ, MCP-1, IL-8, IL-6, GM-CSF [7,34,67,159,160]
IL-17E (IL-25) Mast cells, alveolar macrophages, eosinophils, basophils, ILC2, dendritic cells, stromal cell, epithelial cells, Th2 Keratinocytes, lung epithelial cells, endothelial cells, Th2, Th9, macrophages, fibroblasts, ILC2, DCs Keratin 6, keratin 16, keratin 17, IL-1β, IL-9, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-13, TNFα [47,68,85,86,124,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,172,173]
IL-17F Th17, LTi, NK, iNKT, neutrophils, ILC3, γδT Epithelial cells, endothelial cells, stromal cells, eosinophils, fibroblasts, macrophages, primary keratinocytes CXCL1, G-CSF, GM-CSF, ICAM-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β, CXCL, hBD-2, S100A7, S100A8, S100A9 [4,12,21,48,109,110,111,114,115,116,141,142]
IL-17A/F Th17, γδT, iNKT, NKp46+ Epithelial cells, fibroblasts CXCL1, IL-6, IL-8 [18,23,117]