CD4+ T‐Cell‐Intrinsic IL‐6 Is Critical for Th17 Differentiation and Dampened Responsiveness to CD8+ T Cell‐Mediated Suppression. [[{“value”:”Chakrapani Vemulawada, Kshitija Kale, Michael P. Crawford, Nitin J. Karandikar”}]]
1. Normal state: T-cell-endogenous IL-6 stabilizes IL6R and promotes STAT3 activation, functional Th17 differentiation with resistance to immune suppression. 2. Il6-KO: Loss of T-cell endogenous IL-6 destabilizes IL6R expression, leading to suboptimal Th17 and greater susceptibility to suppression, despite availability of exogenous IL-6. 3. IL-21 bypasses the requirement for endogenous IL-6 by restoring STAT3 signaling … Read more