[Interferon gamma as a regulator of immune cell function]

A Szuster-Ciesielska 1 , M Kandefer-Szerszeń

1. Zakład Wirusologii i Immunologii, Instytutu Mikrobiologii i Biotechnologii,Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie.

Published:

GICID: 01.3001.0000.3199

Available language versions: en pl

Issue: Postepy Hig Med Dosw 1999; 53 (1)


Abstract

The article reviews the literature with regard to identification of lymphocyte subsets that respond to specific inducers and produce IFN-gamma, the structure of IFN-gamma gene, the IFN signal transduction pathway that initiates biochemical changes at cellular level and influences the function of immunocompetent cells: mononuclear phagocytes, T and B lymphocytes. The interaction of IFN-gamma with other cytokines in regulation of immune response is also discussed.

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