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The mandible, the lower jawbone that supports the oral cavity, has distinct features due to its proximity to the oral mucosa, which is enriched in immune cells and microbiota, and its exposure to masticatory forces, making it a clinically relevant model for studying immune\u2013skeletal interactions during fracture repair. Moreover, mandibular fractures are common maxillofacial injuries, posing challenges owing to functional and aesthetic considerations, as well as the risk of infection and impaired healing. Recent studies have highlighted conflicting roles for interleukin 17 (IL-17) and \u03b3\u03b4T cells in bone fracture or defect healing. As the primary source of IL-17 in the oral mucosa, \u03b3\u03b4T cells play a critical role in alveolar bone remodeling and respond to environmental factors such as the microbiota and age. We thus sought to investigate their role in the repair process of a mandibular defect. Here, we developed a murine model where a 1.5-mm drill hole defect spontaneously healed within 3 wk. Analysis revealed rapid leukocyte infiltration at the defect site by day 3, predominantly neutrophils and inflammatory monocytes, with \u03b3\u03b4T cells and adaptive leukocytes accumulating later at days 7 and 14. Depletion of \u03b3\u03b4T cells via\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Tcrd-GDL<\/jats:italic>\n                    mice or genetic ablation of IL-17 in\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Il17af<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    mice accelerated the kinetics of mandibular healing. Bulk RNA sequencing and immunologic analysis revealed that while early recruitment of neutrophils and monocytes was unaffected in\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Il17af<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>-\/-<\/jats:sup>\n                    mice, later inflammatory responses were diminished, resulting in accelerated repair. These findings suggest that IL-17\u2013producing \u03b3\u03b4T cells (\u03b3\u03b417T cells) delay mandibular fracture repair by inhibiting inflammation resolution, thus prolonging the reparative phase. Targeting \u03b3\u03b417T cells or IL-17 may thus represent therapeutic strategies to enhance bone regeneration, particularly in challenging clinical settings involving mandibular fractures.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/00220345251391194","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,17]],"date-time":"2025-12-17T13:12:06Z","timestamp":1765977126000},"page":"1049-1057","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["\u03b3\u03b417T Cells Hinder Mandibular Bone Defect Healing"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"105","author":[{"given":"R.","family":"Naamneh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"F.L.","family":"Shoukair","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"Gera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Y.","family":"Jaber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Yacoub","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-1939-1298","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Y.","family":"Netanely","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Y.","family":"Saba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"K.","family":"Zubeidat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A.","family":"Wilensky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Periodontology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8789-9578","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"I.","family":"Prinz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Systems Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany"},{"name":"Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"N.","family":"Casap","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5118-571X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"A.H.","family":"Hovav","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Afrooz PN Bykowski MR James IB Daniali LN Clavijo-Alvarez JA. 2015. 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