CYTOKINES INVOLVED IN INTRATHYMIC T-CELL DEVELOPMENT

被引:9
作者
HE, W
KABELITZ, D
机构
[1] PAUL EHRLICH INST, DEPT IMMUNOL, D-63225 LANGEN, GERMANY
[2] UNIV HEIDELBERG, INST IMMUNOL & SEROL, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
关键词
T CELL PRECURSOR; T CELL RECEPTOR; CYTOKINES; INTERLEUKINS; T CELL DEVELOPMENT; THYMOCYTES;
D O I
10.1159/000236759
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Cytokines play an important role in intrathymic T cell development. Over the past several years, genes of newly discovered cytokines have been cloned, and the respective recombinant proteins have become available for functional studies of T cell development. In this paper we have attempted to review the respective roles of interleukins 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7. Special emphasis was given to interleukin 7 which has been shown to play a key role in early T cell differentiation.
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页码:203 / 210
页数:8
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