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Speedy delivery: EV-derived fungal antigens establish oral-gut Th17 crosstalk

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Abstract

Candida albicans induces Th17 cells, but their origins remain unresolved. In this issue of Immunity, Martini et al. show that the mouth is a reservoir for fungal Th17 cells that adopt pathogenic signatures in the gut during Crohn's disease.

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University of Manchester; University of Pittsburgh

Immunity, 8 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2026.08.008PubMed 42710473