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Descriptor English: Interleukin-15
Descriptor Spanish: Interleucina-15
Descriptor interleucina 15
Entry term(s) IL-15
Scope note: Citocina que estimula la proliferación de los LINFOCITOS T y comparte actividades biológicas con IL-2. La IL 15 puede inducir también la proliferación y la diferenciación de los LINFOCITOS B.
Descriptor Portuguese: Interleucina-15
Descriptor French: Interleukine-15
Entry term(s): IL-15
IL15
Interleukin 15
Tree number(s): D12.644.276.374.465.515
D12.776.467.374.465.515
D23.529.374.465.515
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019409
Scope note: Cytokine that stimulates the proliferation of T-LYMPHOCYTES and shares biological activities with IL-2. IL-15 also can induce proliferation and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Interleukins (1994-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97; INTERLEUKIN 15 was indexed under INTERLEUKINS 1994-96
Online Note: use INTERLEUKIN-15 (NM) to search INTERLEUKIN 15 1994-96
History Note: 97; was INTERLEUKIN 15 (NM) 1994-96
DeCS ID: 33079
Unique ID: D019409
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Interleukin-15 - Preferred
Concept UI M0028879
Scope note Cytokine that stimulates the proliferation of T-LYMPHOCYTES and shares biological activities with IL-2. IL-15 also can induce proliferation and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES.
Preferred term Interleukin-15
Entry term(s) IL-15
IL15
Interleukin 15



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