IL-6: Regulator of Treg/Th17 balance

Tocilizumab in systemic lupus erythematosus: Data on safety, preliminary efficacy, and impact on circulating plasma cells from an open-label phase I dosage-escalation study

(2010) Gabor G. Illei et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

In vitro-induced Th17 cells fail to induce inflammationin vivoand show an impaired migration into inflamed sites

(2010) Marko Janke et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

IL-27 Blocks RORc Expression to Inhibit Lineage Commitment of Th17 Cells

(2009) C. Diveu et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Regulatory T cells exert checks and balances on self tolerance and autoimmunity

(2009) Kajsa Wing et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Interleukin-6 blockade suppresses autoimmune arthritis in mice by the inhibition of inflammatory Th17 responses

(2008) Minoru Fujimoto et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Mechanisms and pathologic significances in increase in serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble IL-6 receptor after administration of an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, tocilizumab, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and Castleman disease

(2008) N. Nishimoto et al.   BLOOD

T Helper 17 Lineage Differentiation Is Programmed by Orphan Nuclear Receptors RORα and RORγ

(2008) Xuexian O. Yang et al.   IMMUNITY

Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, withdrawal phase III trial

(2008) Shumpei Yokota et al.   LANCET

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor links TH17-cell-mediated autoimmunity to environmental toxins

(2008) Marc Veldhoen et al.   NATURE

Control of Treg and TH17 cell differentiation by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

(2008) Francisco J. Quintana et al.   NATURE

TGF-β-induced Foxp3 inhibits TH17 cell differentiation by antagonizing RORγt function

(2008) Liang Zhou et al.   NATURE

Impaired TH17 cell differentiation in subjects with autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome

(2008) Joshua D. Milner et al.   NATURE

IL-6 blockade inhibits the induction of myelin antigen-specific Th17 cells and Th1 cells in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

(2008) Satoshi Serada et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor regulates Stat1 activation and participates in the development of Th17 cells

(2008) A. Kimura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Interleukin-17 Production in Central Nervous System-Infiltrating T Cells and Glial Cells Is Associated with Active Disease in Multiple Sclerosis

(2007) John S. Tzartos et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY