aldesleukin
A laboratory-made colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the production of blood cells, especially platelets, during chemotherapy. It is a cytokine that belongs to the family of drugs called hematopoietic (blood-forming) agents. Also called interleukin-2 or IL-2. | ||||
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Interleukin 2
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an interleukin, or hormone of the immune system that is instrumental in the body's natural response to microbial infection and in discriminating between foreign (nonself) and self. IL-2 mediates its effects by binding to IL-2 receptors, which are expressed by lymphocytes, the cells that are responsible for immunity.
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