淋巴毒素

一种肿瘤坏死因子

淋巴毒素(lymphotoxin)属肿瘤坏死因子超家族一员[1],是一种肿瘤坏死因子细胞因子,由Th1细胞产生,可诱导血管内皮细胞表面黏附分子的改变,并促进吞噬细胞与之结合[2][3]

淋巴毒素分为淋巴毒素-α(LT-α)及淋巴毒素-β(LT-β),前者旧称“肿瘤坏死因子-β”。

参考

编辑
  1. ^ Carolyn A. Cuff; Nancy H. Ruddle. Lymphotoxin. Encyclopedia of Immunology (Second Edition). 1998: 1637–1641. 
  2. ^ Kumar. Chapter 13 – Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus. Kumar (编). Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition 8th. 
  3. ^ Parham, Peter. Chapter 6: T-cell mediated immunity. The immune system 2nd. New York: Garland Science. 2005: 172. ISBN 0-8153-4093-1.