"Interleukin-2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				A soluble substance elaborated by antigen- or mitogen-stimulated T-LYMPHOCYTES which induces DNA synthesis in naive lymphocytes.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D007376
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 D12.644.276.374.465.021 D12.644.276.374.480.372 D12.776.467.374.465.021 D12.776.467.374.480.372 D23.529.374.465.155 D23.529.374.480.372 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							Interleukin-2- Interleukin-2
 - Interleukin 2
 - IL-2
 - IL2
 - TCGF
 - Interleukine 2
 - Lymphocyte Mitogenic Factor
 - Mitogenic Factor, Lymphocyte
 - T-Cell Growth Factor
 - T Cell Growth Factor
 - T-Cell Stimulating Factor
 - T Cell Stimulating Factor
 - Thymocyte Stimulating Factor
 - Interleukin II
 
  Ro-23-6019- Ro-23-6019
 - Ro 23 6019
 - Ro236019
 - Ro-236019
 - Ro 236019
 
  
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Interleukin-2" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Late pregnancy suppresses relapses in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: evidence for a suppressive pregnancy-related serum factor. J Immunol. 2002 Jul 15; 169(2):1084-91.
															
								 
							
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Long-term effects of 60-Hz electric vs. magnetic fields on IL-1 and IL-2 activity in sheep. Bioelectromagnetics. 2001 Apr; 22(3):170-7.
															
								 
							
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Prolonged administration of low-dose interleukin-2 in human immunodeficiency virus-associated malignancy results in selective expansion of innate immune effectors without significant clinical toxicity. Blood. 1995 Nov 01; 86(9):3287-94.
															
								 
							
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The effect of interleukin-2 administration on wound healing in adriamycin-treated rats. J Surg Res. 1990 Nov; 49(5):419-27.