Macrophage activating factor

A macrophage activating factor (MAF) is a lymphokine that primes macrophages to become cytotoxic to tumors. It also controls the expression of Ia antigens on the macrophage cell surface.[1]

Examples

References

  1. ^ Mosser DM (February 2003). "The many faces of macrophage activation". J. Leukoc. Biol. 73 (2): 209–12. doi:10.1189/jlb.0602325. PMID 12554797. 
  2. ^ Yamamoto N, Ushijima N, Koga Y (January 2009). "Immunotherapy of HIV-infected patients with Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor (GcMAF)". J. Med. Virol. 81 (1): 16–26. doi:10.1002/jmv.21376. PMID 19031451. 

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