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Are IL-10+ regulatory Th17 cells implicated in the sustained response to glucocorticoid treatment in patients with giant cell arteritis? Comment on the paper of Espigol-Frigole et al
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We have read with interest the recently published paper of Espigol-Frigole et al1 in which the authors confirmed that interleukin (IL)-17 is highly expressed in giant cell arteritis (GCA) lesions.1–3 They also demonstrated for the first time that IL-17 expression in temporal artery biopsies (TABs) was correlated with a better outcome. Among other interesting results, the identification of Foxp3+IL-17+ T cells by confocal microscopy in TAB made the authors to hypothesize that these cells could be induced regulatory T cells (Treg) that may facilitate the remission of the disease under steroid therapy. …
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