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interleukin-13
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interleukin-13 [‚in·tər¦lük·ən ′thər‚tēn]
(immunology)
A cytokine produced by activated T lymphocytes that inhibits inflammatory cytokine production induced by bacterial endotoxin and stimulates gamma-interferon production by natural killer cells, enhancing the effect of interleukin-2. Abbreviated IL-13.


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Hershey, PA) announced the issuance of United States Patent 6,884,603 for its genetically modified, mutated Interleukin 13 (IL-13) technology platform for the treatment of malignant glioma, a brain tumor (17,500 people annually; $200 million annual market).
 
 
 
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