Proceedings from the June 1994 conference explain the role of interleukin-6-type cytokines in hematopoietic cell proliferation, neuronal differentiation, and acute phase response to inflammation. Sections on cytokines; expression and cytokine networks; receptors and signal transducers; in vivo physiology and pathology; and preclinical and clinical therapeutics present new data concerning the structure and function of interleukin-6, the leukemia inhibitory factor, oncostatin M, and the ciliary neurotrophic factor. Other topics include the molecular basis of cytokine-mediated alterations in gene expression, and regulation of cell proliferation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
