Cytokines Flashcards
What are the characteristic cytokine(s) of Th1?
IL-2 and IFN-gamma
- function is to activate macrophages
What two cytokines induce differentiation of Th1?
IL-12 and IFN-gamma
What cytokine induces of Th2?
IL-4
What is the defining TF for Th2
GATA-3
what is the defining TF for Th1
T-bet
What are the characteristic cytokine(s) of Th2?
IL-4 and IL-5
activate cellular and antibody response to parasites
What cytokine(s) induce differentiation of Th17?
IL-6 and IL-21
what is the defining TF for Th17
ROR gamma T
What are the characteristic cytokine(s) of Th17?
IL-17 and IL-6
Enhance neutrophil response to extracellular bacteria
What cytokine(s) induce differentiation of Tfh?
IL-16, TGF-beta, and IL-23
what is the defining TF for Tfh
BcI6
What are the characteristic cytokine(s) of Tfh?
IL-21
Active B cell maturation of antibody response
What cytokine(s) induce differentiation of Treg?
TGF-beta
what is the defining TF for Treg
FOXP3
What are the characteristic cytokine(s) of Treg?
TGF-beta and IL-10
Suppress other effector T cells, limits inflammation