The Cytokine Handbook
Edition: 4Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Academic Pr
Published: July 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780126896657
Subjects: Immunology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Science; Science/Mathematics
First sentence: Unlike IL-2 and cytokines that affect primarily lymphocyte function and lymphocyte expansion, IL-1 and its related family members are primarily proinflammatory cytokines by their ability to stimulate the expression of genes associated with inflammation and autoimmune diseases.