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An unexpected role for platelets in blocking Th17 differentiation
Ronjon Chakraverty
Ronjon Chakraverty
Published January 27, 2014
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2014;124(2):480-482. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI74231.
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An unexpected role for platelets in blocking Th17 differentiation

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It is well known that platelets interact with cells of the innate immune system to promote tissue repair. In contrast, it is less clear whether these links extend to cells of the adaptive immune system, such as T cells. In this issue of the JCI, Morrell and colleagues provide compelling evidence that platelets are required to limit CD4+ Th17 differentiation through the actions of the chemokine platelet factor 4 (PF4). Absence of PF4 in the host leads to exaggerated Th17 differentiation after transplantation and rapid graft rejection. The authors’ findings argue that platelets are not bit part players, but rather fully fledged, critical members of the adaptive immune system.

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Platelet Factor 4: A Mysterious Chemokine in Inflammatory Regulation Diseases
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TK Toby, M Abecassis, K Kim, PM Thomas, RT Fellers, RD LeDuc, NL Kelleher, J Demetris, J Levitsky
American Journal of Transplantation 2017
Hematopoietic stem and multipotent progenitor cells produce IL-17, IL-21 and other cytokines in response to TLR signals associated with late apoptotic products and augment memory Th17 and Tc17 cells in the bone marrow of normal and lupus mice
CI Chen, L Zhang, SK Datta
Clinical Immunology 2016
Human megakaryocyte progenitors derived from hematopoietic stem cells of normal individuals are MHC class II-expressing professional APC that enhance Th17 and Th1/Th17 responses
A Finkielsztein, AC Schlinker, L Zhang, WM Miller, SK Datta
Immunology Letters 2015

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