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ArticleJournal of hepatology2021

IL-17A/F enable cholangiocytes to restrict T cell-driven experimental cholangitis by upregulating PD-L1 expression.

Stephanie Stein, Lara Henze, Tobias Poch, Antonella Carambia, Till Krech, Max Preti, Fenja Amrei Schuran, Maria Reich, Verena Keitel, Romina Fiorotto and 9 more

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Article in Journal of hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Machine Learning Predicts Treatment Response and Prognostic Pathways From Whole-Blood Transcriptome in Primary Biliary Cholangitis.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  14. Cholangiocyte Organoids in Liver Transplantation; a Comprehensive Review.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Stephanie SteinDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Lara HenzeDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Tobias PochDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Antonella CarambiaDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Till KrechInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Max PretiDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Fenja Amrei SchuranDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Maria ReichClinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Verena KeitelClinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Romina FiorottoLiver Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Mario StrazzaboscoLiver Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Lutz FischerDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Jun LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Luisa Marie MüllerLeibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Hamburg, Germany.
Jonas WagnerDepartment of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Nicola GaglianiDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Immunology and Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Johannes HerkelDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Dorothee SchwingeDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: d.schwinge@uke.de.
Christoph SchrammDepartment of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Martin Zeitz Center for Rare Diseases, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: cschramm@uke.de.
Universität Hamburg · DEHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEYale University · USKarolinska University Hospital · SELeibniz Institute of Virology (LIV) · DE

Funding

Yale Liver CenterP30DK034989 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI YASUKO IWAKIRI · 1986 to 2026
$31.1M
Liver disease in CF: CFTR controls innate immunity in biliary epitheliumR01DK096096 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STRAZZABOSCO, MARIO · 2013 to 2022
$4.6M
Cross talk between epithelial, inflammatory and mesenchymal cells in the development of portal fibrosisR01DK101528 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STRAZZABOSCO, MARIO · 2015 to 2023
$3.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034989NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK096096NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101528
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsIL-17A-producing T cells are present in autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases; however, little is known about the contribution of IL-17 to periductal immune responses. Herein, we investigated the role of IL-17 produced by antigen-specific CD8

methodsK14-OVAp mice express a major histocompatibility complex I-restricted ovalbumin (OVA) peptide sequence (SIINFEKL) on cholangiocytes. Cholangitis was induced by the adoptive transfer of transgenic OVA-specific ovalbumin transgene (OT)-1 CD8

resultsTransfer of OVA-specific OT-1

conclusionsWe demonstrate that by upregulating PD-L1 on cholangiocytes, IL-17 has an important role in restricting cholangitis and protecting against CD8 LAY SUMMARY: IL-17 is assumed to be a driver of inflammation in several autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis. IL-17 is also present in inflammatory diseases of the bile duct, but its role in these conditions is not clear, as the effects of IL-17 depend on the context of its expression. Herein, we investigated the role of IL-17 in an experimental autoimmune cholangitis mouse model, and we identified an important protective effect of IL-17 on cholangiocytes, enabling them to downregulate bile duct inflammation via checkpoint inhibitor PD-L1.

Indexed as

CholangitisAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesB7-H1 AntigenBile DuctsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-17MiceMice, TransgenicOrganoidsOvalbuminPeptide FragmentsB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanCd274 protein, mouseIL17A protein, humanIl17a protein, mouseInterleukin-17OVA-8OvalbuminPeptide FragmentsBiliary epithelial cellCD8CholangitisInterleukin (IL)-17Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1)

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