interleukin 2
noun
Immunology.
a lymphokine protein, secreted by T cells in response to antigen and interleukin 1, that stimulates the proliferation of T cells.
Pharmacology.
a form of this protein produced by genetic engineering and used experimentally in immunotherapy. Abbreviation: IL-2
Compare
LAK cell.
Origin of interleukin 2
First recorded in 1980–85; see origin at
interleukin 1
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