Immunology Letters 2014-12-01

A lack of confirmation with alternative assays questions the validity of IL-17A expression in human neutrophils using immunohistochemistry.

Francesca Tamarozzi, Helen L Wright, Huw B Thomas, Steven W Edwards, Mark J Taylor

Index: Immunol. Lett. 162(2 Pt B) , 194-8, (2014)

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Abstract

We identified IL-17A-positive neutrophils in Wolbachia-positive Onchocerca volvulus nodules using an antibody that has previously reported IL-17A-positive neutrophils in several inflammatory conditions. However, we could not detect IL-17A using a range of alternative assays. Our data question the IL-17A antibody specificity and the ability of human neutrophils to express IL-17A. Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.