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Table 1 - Features of Cytokines Cytokin e Cell Source Cell Target Primary Effects
Table 1 - Features of Cytokines Cytokin e Cell Source Cell Target Primary Effects
IL-1
Costimulator T cells; B y molecule cells Activation Endothelial (inflammatio cells n) Hypothalamu Fever s Acute phase Liver reactants T cells B cells Monocytes Bone marrow progenitors Growth Growth Activation Growth and differentiatio n
IL-2
IL-3 IL-4
T cells T cells
B cells
cell Growth Activation and growth; Isotype switching to IgE Growth and activation Costimulator y molecule Growth (in humans) Acute phase reactants Activation and chemotaxis
IL-5
T cells
B cells Eosinophils
IL-6
T cells; B T cells; cells Macrophage Mature B s; cells Fibroblasts Liver Macrophage s; Epithelial Neutrophils cells; Platelets
T cells
IL-12
Differentiatio Macrophage Naive T cells n into a TH 1 s; NK cells cell Monocytes Endothelial cells Many tissue cells especially macrophage s Activation Activation Increased class I and II MHC
TGFbeta
Inhibits T cells; T cells activation Macrophage Macrophage and growth s s Inhibits activation
GMCSF
TNFalpha
IL = interleukin GM-CSF = granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor IFN = interferon TNF = tumor necrosis factor TGF = transforming growth factor