Interleukin-4

A soluble factor produced by activated T-LYMPHOCYTES that induces the expression of MHC CLASS II GENES and FC RECEPTORS on B-LYMPHOCYTES and causes their proliferation and differentiation. It also acts on T-lymphocytes, MAST CELLS, and several other hematopoietic lineage cells.

Also Known As:

Interleukin 4; IL4; IL-4; B Cell Stimulatory Factor-1; B-Cell Growth Factor-1; B-Cell Proliferating Factor; B-Cell Stimulating Factor-1; B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 1; BCGF-1; BSF-1; MCGF-2; B Cell Growth Factor 1; B Cell Growth Factor I; B Cell Proliferating Factor; B Cell Stimulating Factor 1; B Cell Stimulatory Factor 1; Mast Cell Growth Factor 2; B-Cell Growth Factor-I; B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-1; Binetrakin; Mast Cell Growth Factor-2

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Adjuvants, Immunologic
Antineoplastic Agents
Antirheumatic Agents

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 29768
    - Cytokines: 164289
      - Interleukins: 25257
        Interleukin-4: 11979
- Peptides: 82426
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 29768
    - Cytokines: 164289
      - Interleukins: 25257
        Interleukin-4: 11979
Biological Factors: 2472
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 29768
  - Cytokines: 164289
    - Interleukins: 25257
      - Interleukin-4: 11979

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