[interleukin 2 is produced by T cells in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation and the signal carried by interleukin 1; it stimulates the proliferation of T cells bearing specific receptors for interleukin 2, expressed by antigenically stimulated T cells; it also seems to induce production of interferon gamma, and is used as an anticancer agent in a wide variety of solid malignant tumors. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0021756 - Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Immunologic Factor
Relation/PAR: lymphokine