Example sentences for: interleukin

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  • These mediators, particularly tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-1, platelet activating factor, and prostaglandins, are thought to mediate the reduced peripheral vascular resistance seen in septic shock [ 4, 5, 6].

  • BSA = Bovine serum albumin; CSC = cigarette smoke condensate; ERK = extracellular signal-regulated kinase; GM-CSF = granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; HBE = human bronchial epithelial cell; IL = interleukin; IκB = inhibitor of NFκB; MAPK = mitogen-activated protein kinase; MEK-1 = MAPK kinase; NFκB = nuclear factor-kappa B; NHBE = normal human bronchial epithelial cell; PBS = phosphate-buffered saline; PDTC = pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate; RT-PCR = reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; sICAM = soluble intercellular adhesion molecule; TNF = tumour necrosis factor; TUNEL = deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling

  • IL (Interleukin), LPS (Lipopolysaccharides), MCP-1 (Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1), MGBE (Mouse gallbladder epithelial cells), MIP-2 (Macrophage inflammatory protein-2), RANTES (Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), TNF-α (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha).

  • AICD = activation-induced cell death; CTLA = cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen; ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; FITC = fluorescein isothiocyanate; IL = interleukin; PE = R-phycoerythrin; PG = proteoglycan; PGIA, proteoglycan-induced arthritis; SCID = severe combined immunodeficient; TCR = T-cell receptor; TGF = transforming growth factor; WT = wild-type.

  • T helper 1 (Th1) cells have been shown to secrete interleukin 2 and interferon gamma (IFN-γ), and express a distinct repertoire of chemokine receptors such as CCR5 and CXCR3 [19,20,21].


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