Question | Answer |
IL-1 is secreted by? | Monocytes/activated macrophages |
IL-2 is secreted by? | CD4+ T-cells (Th-1) |
IL-4 is secreted by? | CD4+ T-cells (Th-2) |
IL-5 is secreted by? | Th-2 |
IL-6 is secreted by? | T cells (Th-2) and macrophages |
IL-7 is secreted by? | Hassel Corpuscles,
Thymic cortical epithelial cells,
Bone Marrow Stromal |
IL-8 is secreted by? | Activated macrophages |
IL-12 is secreted by? | Activated macrophages |
IL-13 is secreted by? | TH-2 |
IFN-alpha is secreted by? | All cells; higher levels in monocytes and fibroblasts |
IFN-Beta is secreted by? | All cells; higher levels in monocytes and fibroblasts |
IFN-Gamma is secreted by? | All cells but main source are T cells (CD4 Th1) and NK cells |
TNFα is secreted by? | Many cell types especially activated macrophages |
TNFβ is secreted by? | T (Th-1)and B cells |
CC are secreted by? | Many cell types (neutrophils, B and T cells, etc) |
CXC are secreted by? | Many cell types (neutrophils, B and T cells, etc) |
Effects of IL-1? | Fever/pyrogen,
Induction of adhesion proteins & APCs,
Increase vascular permeability,
Autocrine (on macrophage and monocytes),
T-cell activation & helps it secrete IL2,
B cell proliferation |
Effects of IL-2? | Autocrine (on CD4),
“Growth factor” of various cells (need Ag),
Prolif/diff of T,B, or NK cells,
Part of inflammatory subset secreted by Th1 |
Effects of IL-4? | Critical for B cell activation and prolif,
Class switching (IgM to IgG,A,E..),
Induces Naïve CD4+ into Th-2,
Part of helper subset secreted by Th2 |
Effects of IL-5? | Part of helper subset secreted by Th2,
Important for the activation of eosinophils |
Effects of IL-6? | Fever, B-cell proliferation,
Part of helper subset secreted by Th2,
Helps produce MBP |
Effects of IL-7? | T/B cell prolif during development,
Needed in culture systems (outside Thymus) |
Effects of IL-8? | Chemotactic for neutrophils,
Increase vascular permeability |
Effects of IL-10? | Induces Naïve CD4+ into Th-2 |
Effects of IL-12? | Activates NK cells,
Induces Naïve CD4+ into Th-1 |
Effects of IL-13? | B-cell proliferation,
Part of helper subset secreted by Th2 |
Effects of IFN-alpha? | Induce antiviral state (all),
Activate NK cells (all) |
Effects of IFN-Beta? | Induce antiviral state (all),
Activate NK cells (all) |
Effects of IFN-gamma? | Induce antiviral state (all),
Activate NK cells (all),
Stimulate macrophage activation,
Class switching IgG (subclass 2 &3),
Part of inflammatory subset secreted by Th1 |
Effects of TNFα? | Fever,
Chemotactic,
Increase vascular permeability,
Directly kill tumor cells,
Activate moncytes/macrophages,
Expression of adhesion molecules |
Effects of TNFβ? | Directly kill tumor cells,
Activate moncytes/macrophages,
Expression of adhesion molecules,
Part of inflammatory subset secreted by Th1 |
Effects of TGFβ? | Induces Naïve CD4+ into Th-1,
a T-cell factor |
Effects of CC? | Attract monocytes and T cells |
Effects of CXC? | Attract neutrophils (same as IL8) |