Stains & molecular markers
Interleukins
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Interleukins
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 3 September 2020
Copyright: 2002-2021, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Interleukins [title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Interleukins. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainsinterleukins.html. Accessed January 20th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Soluble factors which stimulate growth-related activities of leukocytes as well as other cell types
- Enhance cell proliferation and differentiation, DNA synthesis, secretion of other biologically active molecules and responses to immune and inflammatory stimuli
- Promote survival of resting T cells which do not proliferate in response to IL-2, 4 or 7
- IL 2, 4 and 7 receptors share a common gamma chain
See also
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Interleukin 2 (IL-2)
- General:
- Potent inducer of CTLA-4
- Potent survival factor for lymphocytes
- General:
- Induces thrombocytosis by stimulating thrombopoietin
- Produced continuously by all mesothelioma cell lines
Interleukin 6 (IL-6)
