a cytokine released by monocytes, macrophages and other immune cells that fight infection. IL-1 activates helper T-cells, mediates acute systemic immune symptoms (e.g., fever) and acts on the hypothalamus to decrease appetite.
INTERLEUKIN 1
Meaning of INTERLEUKIN 1 in English
AIDS English Glossary. Английский словарь СПИДа. 2012