Author Description

Surveys cytokine function in the protection and pathogenesis of organ illness and injury, emphasizing cytoline synthesis, release, regulation, and mechanisms of action that result in altered cell, tissue, and organ metabolism and immunity. Covers gene expression, receptors, assays for cytokines, cytokine activities in vitro and in vivo, identity and actions of interleukin-1 and interferon beta 2, as well as colony-stimulating factors and transforming growth beta.