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Cytokines
Cytokine source, target and function
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Medical
Professional
10/14/2008

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Term
IL-1
Definition
Source:
Macrophages, monocytes, dendritic cells
Action:
Activate macrophages; Lower BP; induce shock; pyrogenic
Term
IL-2
Definition
Source:
ThP, Th0, Th1
Receptor:
CD132, CD122
Action:
Clonal expansion and IL-2R expression; Enhances NK cytotoxicity; pCTL->CTL (cytotoxic leukocyte)
Term
IL-3
Definition
Source:
All T-cells
Receptor:
CD131
Action:
Pluripotent stem cells -> Myeloid progenitor cells (along with GM-CSF); Pluripotent stem cells -> Lymphoid cells
Term
IL-4
Definition
Source: Mast Cells; Th0; Th2
Receptor: CD 132
Action:
Isotype switching B cells to M, G and D; Downregulates Th1; inhibits iNOS, Th0->Th2
Term
IL-5
Definition
Source: Mast Cells; Th2
Receptor: CD131
Action:
Myeloid cells->eosinophils; Chemotactic for eosinophils; Activation of eosinophils; IgG->IgE
Term
IL-6
Definition
Source:
Macrophages; Th2
Receptor:
CD130
Action:
Stimulates C-reactive protein; Inflammation
Term
IL-7
Definition
Source:
Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
Receptor: CD132
Action: Lymphoid progenitor cells -> B-cells, T-cells and NKs; T-cell development in thymus
Term
IL-8
Definition
Source:
Macrophages; Endothelial cells
Action: Chemotactic for neutrophils
Term
IL-9
Definition
Source: CD4+
Receptor: CD132
Action: Prevents apoptosis
Term
IL-10
Definition
Source:
Monocytes, Th2
Action:
Inhibition of IL-12, IFNy, Th1 and iNOS; Anti-inflammatory
Term
IL-11
Definition
Action: Bone cell proliferation and differentiation,
Term
IL-12
Definition
Source: Macrophages, dendritic cells
Action: Activates NK cells to secrete IFNy
Term
IL-13
Definition
Source: Th2
Action: IgE; Anti-inflammatory; Anti-parasitic
Term
IFN alpha/beta
Definition
Source: Leukocytes
Action: Produces chemicals to interfere with viral replication
Term
IFNy
Definition
Source: NK cells, Th0, Th1
Action: Activates iNOS, NADPH oxidase; inhibits Th2; Th0->Th1; pCTL->CTL; Upregulates MHC an macrophages
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