Interleukin-16

"Interleukin-16" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A cytokine produced by activated T-LYMPHOCYTES that stimulates the migration of CD4-POSITIVE LYMPHOCYTES and monocytes. It has been reported to suppress HIV replication.

Descriptor ID	D019410
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.276.374.465.516 D12.776.467.374.465.516 D23.529.374.465.516
Concept/Terms	Interleukin-16 Interleukin-16 Interleukin 16 IL16 Lymphocyte Chemoattractant Factor Chemoattractant Factor, Lymphocyte IL-16 LCF Factor

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Interleukin-16".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.276]
Cytokines [D12.644.276.374]
Interleukins [D12.644.276.374.465]
Interleukin-16 [D12.644.276.374.465.516]
Proteins [D12.776]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.467]
Cytokines [D12.776.467.374]
Interleukins [D12.776.467.374.465]
Interleukin-16 [D12.776.467.374.465.516]
Biological Factors [D23]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D23.529]
Cytokines [D23.529.374]
Interleukins [D23.529.374.465]
Interleukin-16 [D23.529.374.465.516]

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