Interleukin-3

Introduction: Interleukin-3

Description of Interleukin-3

Interleukin-3: A cytokine derived from activated CD4⁺ lymphocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells that increases production of monocytes. It acts in hematopoiesis by controlling production and differentiation of granulocytes. SYN: multicolony-stimulating factor.
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Interleukin-3: Growth factors which promote the development of blood cells.
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Interleukin-3: lymphokine produced by antigen or mitogen activated T lymphocytes which stimulates proliferation of hematopoietic as well as lymphoid stem cells; a colony stimulating factor for bone marrow progenitor cells; supports growth and differentiation of early hematopoieteic and lymphoid stem cells as well as that of more mature hematopoietic cells, including granulocytes, macrophages and mast cells.
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Interleukin-3: A multilineage cell growth factor secreted by LYMPHOCYTES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; and ASTROCYTES which stimulates clonal proliferation and differentiation of various types of blood and tissue cells.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Interleukin-3:

Terms Similar to Interleukin-3:

• Il3

Source: Diseases Database

• Burst-Promoting Factor, Erythrocyte
• Colony-Stimulating Factor 2 Alpha
• Colony-Stimulating Factor, Mast-Cell
• Colony-Stimulating Factor, Multipotential
• Erythrocyte Burst-Promoting Factor
• IL-3
• Mast-Cell Colony-Stimulating Factor
• Multipotential Colony-Stimulating Factor
• P-Cell Stimulating Factor

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Receptors, Interleukin-3

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Interleukin-3

• Colony-Stimulating Factors
• Interleukins

Source - MeSH 2007

• hematopoietic growth factor
• lymphokine

Source - CRISP

The term Interleukin-3 can be used for:

• histamine producing cell stimulating factor
• mast cell growth factor

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Interleukin-3:

• colony stimulating factor

Source: CRISP

The description of Interleukin-3 may also be used for the following terms:

• IL3

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Interleukin-3

The following list attempts to classify Interleukin-3 into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
          • Colony-Stimulating Factors
            • Interleukin-3

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Interleukins
          • Interleukin-3

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Glycoproteins
      • Colony-Stimulating Factors
        • Interleukin-3

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
          • Colony-Stimulating Factors
            • Interleukin-3

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines
        • Interleukins
          • Interleukin-3

External links related to: Interleukin-3

• OMIM - KIT LIGAND; KITLG
• OMIM - INTERLEUKIN 3; IL3

Source: Diseases Database

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