recombinant interleukin-7

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016442",
  "term": "recombinant interleukin-7",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A recombinant protein which is chemically identical to or similar to endogenous interleukin-7 (IL-7) with hematopoietic and immunopotentiating properties. Produced by bone marrow, thymic stromal, and spleen cells, the cytokine interleukin-7 is a hematopoietic growth factor for progenitor B cells and T cells and stimulates proliferation and differentiation of mature T-cells and natural killer cells.",
  "abbreviation": "IL-7",
  "synonyms": [
    "recombinant human interleukin-7",
    "lymphopoietin-1"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/recombinant-interleukin-7/"
}