Medical Definition of IL-4

1. A soluble cytokine factor produced by activated T-lymphocytes that promotes antibody production by causing proliferation and differentiation of B-cells. Interleukin-4 induces the expression of class II major histocompatibility complex and fc receptors on B-cells. It also acts on T-lymphocytes, mast cell lines, and several other haematopoietic lineage cells including granulocyte, megakaryocyte, and erythroid precursors, as well as macrophages. Acronym: IL-4 (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of IL-4

Ikhanaton
ikon
ikons
ikota
IL
IL-1
IL-10
IL-11
IL-12
IL-13
IL-14
IL-15
IL-16
IL-2
IL-3
IL-4 (current term)
IL-5
IL-6
IL-7
IL-8
IL-9
ILA
ilama
ilama tree
ilang-ilang
ilarvirus
Ile-de-France
Ile-St-Louis
ilea
ileac

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