INTERLEUKIN 1


Meaning of INTERLEUKIN 1 in English

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.

AIDS English Glossary.      Английский словарь СПИДа.