Biology of interleukin-6 production by human natural killer cells
NK cells secrete a variety of immune-regulatory cytokines and chemokines such as interferon - γ (IFN-γ) and tumour necrosis factor- α (TNF-α). However, in some of infections where NK cells have an important role in the defence mechanism, IL-6 appears to play a significant anti-viral role. Considerin...
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University of Liverpool
2012
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