Immune Netw. 2020 Feb;20(1):e6 https://doi.org/10.4110/in.2020.20.e6 pISSN 1598-2629·eISSN 2092-6685 Review Article IL-17-Producing Cells in Tumor Immunity: Friends or Foes? Da-Sol Kuen 1,2, Byung-Seok Kim 1, Yeonseok Chung 1,2,* 1Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea 2BK21 Plus Program, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea Received: Dec 29, 2019 Revised: Jan 25, 2020 ABSTRACT Accepted: Jan 26, 2020 IL-17 is produced by RAR-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt)-expressing cells *Correspondence to including Th17 cells, subsets of γδT cells and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). The biological Yeonseok Chung significance of IL-17-producing cells is well-studied in contexts of inflammation, Laboratory of Immune Regulation and BK21 Plus Program, Institute of Pharmaceutical autoimmunity and host defense against infection. While most of available studies in tumor + Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak- immunity mainly focused on the role of T-bet-expressing cells, including cytotoxic CD8 ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea. T cells and NK cells, and their exhaustion status, the role of IL-17-producing cells remains E-mail:
[email protected] poorly understood. While IL-17-producing T-cells were shown to be anti-tumorigenic in Copyright © 2020. The Korean Association of adoptive T-cell therapy settings, mice deficient in type 17 genes suggest a protumorigenic Immunologists potential of IL-17-producing cells. This review discusses the features of IL-17-producing This is an Open Access article distributed cells, of both lymphocytic and myeloid origins, as well as their suggested pro- and/or anti- under the terms of the Creative Commons tumorigenic functions in an organ-dependent context.