interleukin-2
T-cell growth factor
Interleukin-2 is a protein that signals cells of the immune system, particularly T cells, to multiply and activate.
Produced naturally by the body during immune responses, it has been used therapeutically to treat certain cancers by boosting immune function.
Often abbreviated IL-2: The patient received interleukin-2 therapy for metastatic melanoma.
research
Genetically engineered combination
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
- bioassayTest using living tissue
- gene expressionDNA to functional product
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
immunotherapy
Medical intervention for malignancy
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- renal cell carcinomaKidney's most common malignancy
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
immunology
Immune cell coreceptor
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- autoimmunityImmune system targets self
- graft-versus-hostDonor immunity attacks recipient
recombinant
Genetically engineered combination
- cell cultureLaboratory technique for growing tissue
- bioassayTest using living tissue
- gene expressionDNA to functional product
clinical trials · pharmacokinetics · half-life · engineering · immunotoxin
cancer treatment
Medical intervention for malignancy
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- renal cell carcinomaKidney's most common malignancy
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
secretion
Substance released by glands
CD4
Immune cell coreceptor
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- autoimmunityImmune system targets self