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P7C3 attenuates CNS autoimmunity by inhibiting Th17 cell differentiation

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This study was supported by the NIH (Grants AI135601 and NS099594), USA. X.L. and Y.Z. were partially supported by the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (Grant nos. 31970771 and 81771345). We thank Katherine Regan for editorial assistance.

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Li, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, WF. et al. P7C3 attenuates CNS autoimmunity by inhibiting Th17 cell differentiation. Cell Mol Immunol 18, 1565–1567 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-020-0497-5

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