T helper 17 cells

Stimulation of bacterial biofilms on Th17 immune cells

G. Q. Wang, Wang, L., Zhang, H. L., Dong, Y. Q., and Yang, Y. X., Stimulation of bacterial biofilms on Th17 immune cells, vol. 14, pp. 7721-7726, 2015.

We investigated the role of bacterial biofilms in stimulating T helper 17 (Th17) cells in infected organisms. The formation of bacterial biofilms isolated from clinical lavage fluid samples was measured. Th17 cells and interleukin 17 (IL-17) levels in the peripheral blood of healthy individuals, people infected by biofilm bacteria, people infected by non-biofilm bacteria, and in the lavage fluid from people infected by bacteria were determined. Differences in those data were tested using the SPSS 17.0 statistical software.

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