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Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Interleukins > Interleukin-9
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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Cytokines > Interleukins > Interleukin-9

Preferred term

Interleukin-9  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • IL-9
  • IL9
  • P40 T Cell Growth Factor
  • P40 T-Cell Growth Factor
  • T Cell Growth Factor P40
  • T-Cell Growth Factor P40

Scope note

  • A multifunctional cytokine secreted by primarily by activated TH2 CELLS that may play a role as a regulator of allergic INFLAMMATION. It has been shown to enhance the growth and CELL DIFFERENTIATION of MAST CELLS, and can act on a variety of other immune cells.

History note

  • 92; was INTERLEUKIN 9 (NM) 1989-91

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016906

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