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ArticlePediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology2022

IL-17 serum level in patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis disease.

Roberto Chimenz, Angelo Tropeano, Valeria Chirico, Giorgia Ceravolo, Carmelo Salpietro, Caterina Cuppari

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Article in Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. A Fun-Guide to Innate Immune Responses to Fungal Infections.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roberto ChimenzDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Pediatric Nephrology With Dialysis Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9143-4637
Angelo TropeanoDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Pediatric Emergency Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0626-7449
Valeria ChiricoDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Pediatric Emergency Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Giorgia CeravoloDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Pediatric Emergency Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Carmelo SalpietroDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Pediatric Emergency Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8794-2292
Caterina CuppariDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood, Pediatric Emergency Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2431-400X
University of Messina · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is defined by recurrent or persistent superficial infections involving nails, skin, and/or oral and genital mucosae. IL-17 promotes the recruitment, chemotaxis, and expansion of neutrophils and acts directly on keratinocytes and epithelial cells, driving the production of antimicrobial peptides, essential for the immune response against Candida.

aimTo evaluate the serum level of IL-17 in a family affected by CMC restricted to the nails of the hands and feet.

methodsSerum IL-17 was assayed on 16 patients (aged 21 ± 3.1 years) suffering from persistent onychomycosis caused by Candida and 18 healthy controls (aged 19 ± 2.7 years). Comparisons between groups were performed by Student's unpaired t-test. The level of significance was set at 0.05.

resultsThe mean serum IL-17 level in patients was 74 ± 1.42 pg/ml, whereas the control group showed a significantly lower level of 25.6 ± 6.7 pg/ml (p < 0.05).

conclusionsWe showed a potential defect in the IL-17 signaling pathway in a family affected by CMC restricted to the nails of the hands and feet. Further research is needed to clarify the immunological mechanisms and the genetic etiology at the basis of the unusual clinical presentation in this family.

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Candidiasis, Chronic MucocutaneousAdolescentAdultHumansInterleukin-17SkinYoung AdultInterleukin-17Candidachronic mucocutaneous candidiasisIL-17

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PMCPMC9306849
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