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Interleukin 1
regulation of immune responses, inflammatory reactions, and hematopoiesis
Interleukin 1
T-cell activation factor
Interleukin 2
activates cytotoxic T cell, NK cells and LAK cells
Interleukin 3
stimulates hematopoietic cells
Interleukin 4
activates B cell
Interleukin 5
also known as eosinophil differentiation factor
Interleukin 5
regulates eosinophil growth and activation
Interleukin 6
also referred to as B-cell stimulatory factor-2 (BSF-2)
Interleukin 6
final differentiation of B-cells
Interleukin 6
shares function with IL-4 and IL-6, IFN beta 2
Interleukin 7
stimulates maturation of early B and T cells
Interleukin 8
known as neutrophil chemotactic factor
Interleukin 8
activates neutrophils
Interleukin 8
principal inflammatory cytokine
Interleukin 9
proliferation of T cells, thymocytes, mast cells
Interleukin 10
inhibition of cytokine synthesis
Interleukin 11
stimulates megakaryocytopoiesis
Interleukin 11
regulates hematopoiesis
Interleukin 12
stimulation and maintenance of Th1 cellular immune responses against various intracellular pathogens, such as Leishmania, Toxoplasma, Measles virus, and Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV)
Interleukin 12
activates NK cells
Interleukin 17
proinflammatory cytokine produced by activated memory T cells
Interleukin 24
plays an important roles in tumor suppression, wound healing and psoriasis
Interleukin 27
regulates the activity of B and T lymphocytes
Interleukin 28
plays a role in immune defense against viruses
Interleukin 29
plays a role in host defense against microbes
Interleukin 31
may play a role in inflammation of the skin
Interleukin 32
induces monocytes and macrophages
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