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interleukin-4
<cytokine> A
soluble cytokine factor produced by activated
T-lymphocytes that promotes
antibody production by causing
proliferation and
differentiation of
B-cells.
Interleukin-4 induces the expression of class II major histocompatibility complex and fc receptors on B-cells. It also acts on T-lymphocytes, mast cell lines, and several other haematopoietic lineage cells including granulocyte, megakaryocyte, and erythroid precursors, as well as macrophages.
Acronym: IL-4
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