interleukin

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interleukin

a substance extracted from white blood cells that stimulates their activity against infection and may be used to combat some forms of cancer

interleukin

[‚in·tər′lü·kən]

(immunology)

Any of a class of proteins that are secreted mostly by macrophages and T lymphocytes and induce growth and differentiation of lymphocytes and hematopoietic stem cells.

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Interleukin-16 (IL-16) gene polymorphisms in Iranian patients with colorectal cancer.

An association study on IL16 gene polymorphisms with the risk of sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Associationof an interleukin-16 gene polymorphism with the riskand pain phenotype of endometriosis.

Association between polymorphisms in IL-16 genes and coronary heart disease risk

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF NEURONAL INTERLEUKIN-16 ON LONG TERM POTENTIATION IN MOUSE HIPPOCAMPAL SLICES.

Abstracts of papers presented at the 2005 collegiate meetings

GE2 also suppressed histamine release from human lung mast cells, a good model for asthma, and blocked the release of interleukin-16 in Langerhans-like dendritic cells, which contribute to infiammatory allergic processes in the skin.