Question

What are lymphokines? List the categories of lymphokines on the basis of functions these perform.

Answer 1

Lymphokines are a subset of cytokines that are produced by a type of immune cell known as a lymphocyte. They are protein mediators typically produced by T cells to direct the ...

Answer 2

Lymphokines:

Lymphokines, first described by Dumonde and group in 1969 are a type of cytokine produced by T-cell lymphocytes (a type of immune cell) when they are stimulated with specific antigens. Lymphokines target a broad array of cells and influence numerous aspects of immune response, including helping B-cell lymphocytes to produce antibody.

Depending on the different functions they perform, lymphokines are of seven types:

1. Interleukin 2
2. Interleukin 3
3. Interleukin 4
4. Interleukin 5
5. Interleukin 6
6. “Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor”
7. Interferon-gamma .