| interleukin-2 |
A type of biological response modifier (a substance that can improve the body's natural response to disease) that stimulates the growth of certain disease-fighting blood cells in the immune system. Also called IL-2.
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| interleukin-2 |
A naturally produced protein of the immune system that stimulates the growth of specific types of white blood cells. It is an FDA-approved immunotherapy for advanced inoperable melanoma and is under study for the adjuvant treatment of high-risk melanoma.
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| interleukin-2 |
A hormone that is produced by both T-helper and suppressor lymphocytes (a white blood cell formed in the lymphatic tissue throughout the body). Interstitial - Space within an organ or tissue.
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| interleukin-2 |
A hormone-like substance produced by the body (certainblood cells, specifically) that stimulates the growth of blood cells important to the body's immune system.
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