recombinant interleukin-2

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016439",
  "term": "recombinant interleukin-2",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Any recombinant analog of endogenous interleukin-2 (IL-2), a cytokine involved in intercellular communication related to cell differentiation, proliferation, inflammation, hematopoiesis, neuronal functions, and release of hormones. IL-2 binds to and activates specific receptors, triggering expression of specific genes, and may induce T cell-mediated tumor regression in some tumor types.",
  "abbreviation": "IL-2",
  "synonyms": [
    "human interleukin-2",
    "interleukin II",
    "interleukin-2",
    "lymphocyte mitogenic factor",
    "mitogenic factor",
    "T-cell growth factor",
    "TCGF",
    "thymocyte stimulating factor",
    "TSF"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/recombinant-interleukin-2/"
}