INTERLEUKINS

Question 1

T cell growth factor

Answer 1

_Interleukin-2 (IL-2)

Question 2

Lymphocyte-activating factor

Answer 2

Interleukin-1 (IL-1)

Question 3

B cell growth factor 2

Answer 3

Interleukin-5 (IL-5)

Question 4

Multicolony colony-stimulating factor

Answer 4

Interleukin-3 (IL-3)

Question 5

NK cell stimulatory factor

Answer 5

Interleukin-12 (IL-12)

Question 6

Stimulates neutrophils in chemotaxis

Answer 6

Interleukin-8 (IL-8)

Question 7

Induce acute phase response

Answer 7

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Question 8

Stimulates expansion of immature T and B cells

Answer 8

Interleukin-7 (IL-7)

Question 9

Enhances cytolytic activity of lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAK)

Answer 9

Interleukin-2 (IL-2)

Question 10

Potent mediator in acute-phase response

Answer 10

Interleukin-1 (IL-1)

Question 11

Stimulates hematopoietic cells

Answer 11

Interleukin-3 (IL-3)

Question 12

Enhances production of IgG and inhibits production of IgE by activated B cells

Answer 12

Interleukin-4 (IL-4)

Question 13

Induction of secretion of Ig

Answer 13

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Question 14

Activates the respiratory burst

Answer 14

Interleukin-8 (IL-8)

Question 15

Stimulates early B cell progenitor cells

Answer 15

Interleukin-7 (IL-7)

Question 16

Activates eosinophils

Answer 16

Interleukin-5 (IL-5)

Question 17

Inhibits cytokine synthesis

Answer 17

Interleukin-10 (IL-10)

Question 18

Increases the number of IgG-secreting B lymphocytes

Answer 18

Interleukin-11 (IL-11)

Question 19

Stimulates proliferation of T cells and mast cells

Answer 19

Interleukin-9 (IL-9)

Question 20

Enhances the activity of cytotoxic effector T cells

Answer 20

Interleukin-12 (IL-12)

Question 21

Inhibits activation of macrophages

Answer 21

Interleukin-13 (IL-13)

Question 22

Produced in response to viral infection

Answer 22

Interleukin-15 (IL-15)

Question 23

Acts as a T cell chemoattractant

Answer 23

Interleukin-16 (IL-16}

Question 24

Acts as a B cell growth factor

Answer 24

Interleukin-14 (IL-14)

Question 25

Acts as a synergist with IL-12

Answer 25

Interleukin-18 (IL-18)

Question 26

Suppresses activities of Th1 and Th2

Answer 26

Interleukin-19 (IL-19)

Question 27

Associated with skin inflammations

Answer 27

Interleukin-20 (IL-20)

Question 28

Induces granulopoiesis

Answer 28

Interleukin-17 (IL-17)

Question 29

. Promotes increased production of T cells

Answer 29

Interleukin-21 (IL-21)

Question 30

Somewhat similar to IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ

Answer 30

Interleukin-22 (IL_22)

Question 31

A member of the IL-17 cytokine family

Answer 31

Interleukin-25 (IL-25)

Question 32

Shares some in vivo functions with IL-12

Answer 32

Interleukin-23 (IL-23)