"Interleukin-12" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A heterodimeric cytokine that plays a role in innate and adaptive immune responses. Interleukin-12 is a 70 kDa protein that is composed of covalently linked 40 kDa and 35 kDa subunits. It is produced by DENDRITIC CELLS; MACROPHAGES and a variety of other immune cells and plays a role in the stimulation of INTERFERON-GAMMA production by T-LYMPHOCYTES and NATURAL KILLER CELLS.
| Descriptor ID |
D018664
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.465.512 D12.776.467.374.465.512 D23.529.374.465.512
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| Concept/Terms |
Interleukin-12- Interleukin-12
- Natural Killer Cell Stimulatory Factor
- IL-12
- Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Maturation Factor
- IL 12
- Edodekin Alfa
- IL-12 p70
- Interleukin-12 p70
- Interleukin 12 p70
- p70, Interleukin-12
- Interleukin 12
- IL12
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Interleukin-12" by people in Profiles.
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Inflammatory profile of vertically HIV-1 infected adolescents receiving ART in Cameroon: a contribution toward optimal pediatric HIV control strategies. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1239877.
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Interleukin-18 regulation of interferon gamma production and cell proliferation as shown in interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme (caspase-1)-deficient mice. Blood. 1998 Mar 15; 91(6):2118-25.