白细胞介素-4
白细胞介素-4(白介素-4, Interleukin-4, IL-4)是II型辅助T细胞(Th2细胞)分泌的细胞因子。白细胞介素-4的生物作用,包括刺激活化B细胞和T细胞增殖、 CD4+T细胞分化成II型辅助T细胞. 它也在调节体液免疫和适应性免疫中起关键作用。白细胞介素-4诱导B细胞抗体类别转换向IgE,上调第二型主要组织兼容性复合体的产生。这一因子是由M.霍华德、W.保罗和E. 委特塔(Vitetta)在1982共同发现的。四年后人类白细胞介素-4的核苷酸序列中被分离,证实它与一小鼠蛋白B细胞刺激因子-1(BCSF-1)类似[2].
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