interleukin-14


in·ter·leu·kin-14

(in'tĕr-lū'kin), A cytokine derived from T cells that stimulates B-cell proliferation and inhibits Ig secretion.

in·ter·leu·kin-14

(in'tĕr-lū'kin) A cytokine derived from T cells that stimulates B-cell proliferation and inhibits immunoglobulin secretion.

interleukin-14

Abbreviation: IL-14
A cytokine produced by T lymphocytes and follicular dendritic cells. It stimulates proliferation of activated B lymphocytes and inhibits immunoglobulin secretion from activated B lymphocytes. See also: interleukin