cells produced large amounts of certain compounds known as
lymphokines.
There are several different types of cytokines such as monokines (cytokines produced by monocytes and macrophages),
lymphokines (cytokines produced by lymphocytes), inflammatory peptides (cytokines produced by neutrophils), and vasoactive amines (cytokines produced by platelets and mast cells).
Helper T-cells produce powerful chemicals, called
lymphokines, that mobilize other immune system substances and cells.
Research shows that ozone depletion also may exacerbate the effect of climate change on infectious disease as well as cause immunosuppression by altering T-cells and
lymphokine production.
Lymphokine mediated regulation of the proliferative response of clone of T helper 1 and T helper 2 cells.
CLMF synergistically induces with low concentrations of IL-2 the cytolytic activity of
Lymphokine Activated Killer (LAK) cells, and CLMF is capable of stimulating T-cell growth.
"We've found a particular type of cytokine called
lymphokine that causes heterophils to come to where the bacteria are and devour them," says Kogut.
Antigen-activated T-cell multiplication has long been associated with the
lymphokine IL-2's role in the immune response (Harrington et al., 1993).
A diffusible
lymphokine produced by CD8+ T lymphocytes suppresses HIV replication.
After these cells are primed for combat against cancer by exposure to the
lymphokine called interleukin 2, a stimulant of T-cell growth, they are put back into the patient.
If we are to avoid wasting precious resources on therapies looking for diseases to treat (as may be the case for interleukin-2, a
lymphokine developed for treating kidney cancer), we need clearer guidelines of what constitutes an indication for therapy and how much society is willing to invest in underwriting treatments for rare disorders, or unproven remedies for treating common ones.