title: Is autoimmunity a side-effect of interleukin 2 production?
abstract: Because it has a role in lymphocyte activation, interleukin 2 (IL-2) has been tried as a therapeutic agent in several types of immune dysfunction in animals and man. Here, Georg Wick and his colleagues discuss the possibility that IL-2 production initiates and perpetuates autoimmune disease, and express caution about the clinical use of IL-2.
authors.affiliation: Institute for General and Experimental Pathology, University of Innsbruck, Medical School, A- 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krämer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schauenstein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wick