Chemicals and Drugs

Interleukin-17

A proinflammatory cytokine produced primarily by T-LYMPHOCYTES or their precursors. Several subtypes of interleukin-17 have been identified, each of which is a product of a unique gene.

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Abstract

A proinflammatory cytokine produced primarily by T-LYMPHOCYTES or their precursors. Several subtypes of interleukin-17 have been identified, each of which is a product of a unique gene.

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28 entry terms
  • CTLA-8
  • IL-17
  • Interleukin 17
  • CTLA8
  • Cytokine CX2
  • Cytokine ML-1
  • Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 8
  • IL-17A
  • IL-17B
  • IL-17C
  • IL-17E
  • IL-17F
  • Interleukin-17A
  • Interleukin-17B
  • Interleukin-17C
  • Interleukin-17E
  • Interleukin-17F
  • Interleukin-25
  • CX2, Cytokine
  • Cytokine ML 1
  • Cytotoxic T lymphocyte Associated Antigen 8
  • IL 17E
  • Interleukin 17A
  • Interleukin 17B
  • Interleukin 17C
  • Interleukin 17E
  • Interleukin 17F
  • Interleukin 25

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

1999(1996)

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Previous Indexing

  • Interleukins (1995-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Interleukin-17. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020381. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020381
  2. Interleukin-17. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3153183