Role of IL-17 in atopy-A systematic review.
Maja A HofmannJoachim Wilhelm FluhrChristoph Ruwwe-GlösenkampKatarina StevanovicKarl-Christian BergmannTorsten ZuberbierPublished in: Clinical and translational allergy (2021)
The role of IL 17 in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases is evident, but the involvement of the Th17 cytokine in the pathophysiological pathway is not conclusively defined. IL-17 is most likely relevant and will be a clinical target in subgroups of patients. The current data indicates that IL-17 is elevated more often in acute and severe forms of allergic diseases.