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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•leu•kin 1 (in′tər lo̅o̅′kin),USA pronunciation [Immunol.]- Immunologyany of several proteins released from certain cells, esp. macrophages, and having various effects on the activity of other cells, as promoting inflammation or enhancing T-cell proliferation. Abbr.: IL-1
- 1979; inter- + leuk(ocyte) + -in2; so called because such proteins act as agents of communication between different populations of leukocytes
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