Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal due to an overreaction of the body’s immune system called a cytokine storm. Cytokines are small proteins released by many different cells in ...

T helper 17 (Th17) cells generate the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17 (IL17/IL17A). IL17 has been a target for a variety of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and inhibitors to treat ...