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Yali Wang1, Yan Zhang1, Songtao Shou1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, PR China.
Abstract:
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical kidney disease with a high mortality rate. AKI is caused by a variety of factors, including sepsis, ischemia, and nephrotoxic drugs, and can progress to chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Numerous studies have suggested that cytokines can be used as therapeutic targets for AKI. IL-17 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that not only participates in the host defense and the development of autoimmune diseases but also is linked to AKI due to a variety of factors. This review will give an overview of the structure, signaling pathways, and biological functions of IL-17, as well as its role in AKI, to show that IL-17 is a potential target for the prevention and treatment of AKI.
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