title: Cytokines and the immune response.
abstract: The recent massive growth and development of clinical immunology has been enriched by the discovery of a new family of molecules, the cytokines, which consist of various groups of polypeptide mediators involved in the communication network of the cells of the immune system. This article provides an overview of the immune system and the current status of the cytokines and their clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bellanti
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Kadlec
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Escobar-Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000276:immunology*; D017578:Immunoglobulin Class Switching / Q000276:immunology; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000276:immunology; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000276:immunology; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D016207:Cytokines; D006680:HLA Antigens; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell