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Kellen J. Cavagnero

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0003-4160-6394Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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ImmunologyF1000ResearchPeer-reviewedSep 3, 2026

Activation of IL-17+ ILC subsets in IL-18R-deficient mice during fungal allergen exposure

Allyssa N. Strohm, Blake Civello, Jana H. Badrani…·Taylor Alan Doherty

This study shows that IL-18 signaling suppresses IL-17A production from ILC2s and eosinophilia in mice exposed to fungal allergens.

DOI 10.12688/f1000research.186491.1

mousebulk RNA-seq

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ImmunologyJournal of Investigative DermatologyPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2026

Disease context dictates the cellular targets of IL-17 in inflammatory skin disease

Kellen J. Cavagnero, Fengwu Li, Haley Jo…·Richard L. Gallo

This study shows that IL-17 targets different cell types in inflammatory skin diseases, with fibroblasts being key in hidradenitis suppurativa and both fibroblasts and keratinocytes in psoriasis.

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ImmunologyJournal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyPeer-reviewedJun 16, 2025

Positionally distinct interferon stimulated dermal immune acting fibroblasts promote neutrophil recruitment in Sweet's syndrome

Kellen J. Cavagnero, Julie Albright, Fengwu Li…·Richard L. Gallo

This study identifies interferon-responsive dermal fibroblasts in Sweet's syndrome that promote neutrophil recruitment through chemokine expression and spatial positioning.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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