IL-2

immunological function

• In interleukin

  IL-1 and IL-2 are primarily responsible for activating T and B lymphocytes (white blood cells integral to bringing about the acquired immune response), with IL-2 being a stimulant of T- and B-cell growth and maturation. IL-1, along with IL-6, is also a mediator of inflammation. IL-4 often…

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  In cancer: Immunotherapy

  Interleukin-2 (IL-2), for example, stimulates the growth of a wide range of antigen-fighting cells, including several kinds that can kill cancer cells. One use of IL-2 is to expand immune cells collected from a patient’s blood. The patient’s immune cells are genetically engineered in the laboratory…

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  In immune system: Helper-T-cell activation

  …necrosis factor-beta, and interleukin-2 (IL-2), while T_H2 cells mainly synthesize the interleukins IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, and IL-13. The main role of the T_H1 cells is to stimulate cell-mediated responses (those involving cytotoxic T cells and macrophages), while T_H2 cells primarily assist in stimulating B cells to make…

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