Interleukin-13 MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Interleukin-13
Tree Number(s): D12.644.276.374.465.513; D12.776.467.374.465.513; D23.529.374.465.513
Unique ID: D018793
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018793
Scope Note: A cytokine synthesized by T-LYMPHOCYTES that produces proliferation, immunoglobulin isotype switching, and immunoglobulin production by immature B-LYMPHOCYTES. It appears to play a role in regulating inflammatory and immune responses.
Entry Term(s): IL 13; IL-13; IL13; Interleukin 13
Previous Indexing: Interleukins (1993-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95; INTERLEUKIN 13 was indexed under INTERLEUKINS 1993-94
Online Note: use INTERLEUKIN-13 (NM) to search INTERLEUKIN 13 1993-94
History Note: 95; was INTERLEUKIN 13 (NM) 1993-94
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/23
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Peptides [D12.644]
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.276]
    - Cytokines [D12.644.276.374]
      - Interleukins [D12.644.276.374.465]
        
        Interleukin-1 [D12.644.276.374.465.010]
        
        Interleukin-2 [D12.644.276.374.465.021]
        
        Interleukin-21 [D12.644.276.374.465.027]
        
        Interleukin-3 [D12.644.276.374.465.032]
        
        Interleukin-4 [D12.644.276.374.465.186]
        
        Interleukin-5 [D12.644.276.374.465.202]
        
        Interleukin-6 [D12.644.276.374.465.224]
        
        Interleukin-7 [D12.644.276.374.465.246]
        
        Interleukin-8 [D12.644.276.374.465.312]
        
        Interleukin-9 [D12.644.276.374.465.377]
        
        Interleukin-10 [D12.644.276.374.465.510]
        
        Interleukin-11 [D12.644.276.374.465.511]
        
        Interleukin-12 [D12.644.276.374.465.512]
        
        Interleukin-13 [D12.644.276.374.465.513]
        
        Interleukin-15 [D12.644.276.374.465.515]
        
        Interleukin-16 [D12.644.276.374.465.516]
        
        Interleukin-17 [D12.644.276.374.465.517]
        
        Interleukin-18 [D12.644.276.374.465.518]
        
        Interleukin-23 [D12.644.276.374.465.759]
        
        Interleukin-27 [D12.644.276.374.465.800]
        
        Interleukin-33 [D12.644.276.374.465.850]
        
        Interleukin-22 [D12.644.276.374.465.925]

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.467]
    - Cytokines [D12.776.467.374]
      - Interleukins [D12.776.467.374.465]
        
        Interleukin-1 [D12.776.467.374.465.010]
        
        Interleukin-2 [D12.776.467.374.465.021]
        
        Interleukin-21 [D12.776.467.374.465.027]
        
        Interleukin-3 [D12.776.467.374.465.032]
        
        Interleukin-4 [D12.776.467.374.465.178]
        
        Interleukin-5 [D12.776.467.374.465.186]
        
        Interleukin-6 [D12.776.467.374.465.202]
        
        Interleukin-7 [D12.776.467.374.465.224]
        
        Interleukin-8 [D12.776.467.374.465.246]
        
        Interleukin-9 [D12.776.467.374.465.312]
        
        Interleukin-10 [D12.776.467.374.465.510]
        
        Interleukin-11 [D12.776.467.374.465.511]
        
        Interleukin-12 [D12.776.467.374.465.512]
        
        Interleukin-13 [D12.776.467.374.465.513]
        
        Interleukin-15 [D12.776.467.374.465.515]
        
        Interleukin-16 [D12.776.467.374.465.516]
        
        Interleukin-17 [D12.776.467.374.465.517]
        
        Interleukin-18 [D12.776.467.374.465.518]
        
        Interleukin-23 [D12.776.467.374.465.759]
        
        Interleukin-27 [D12.776.467.374.465.800]
        
        Interleukin-33 [D12.776.467.374.465.850]
        
        Interleukin-22 [D12.776.467.374.465.925]

Biological Factors [D23]
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D23.529]
  - Cytokines [D23.529.374]
    - Interleukins [D23.529.374.465]

Interleukin-13 Preferred

Concept UI: M0028132
Scope Note: A cytokine synthesized by T-LYMPHOCYTES that produces proliferation, immunoglobulin isotype switching, and immunoglobulin production by immature B-LYMPHOCYTES. It appears to play a role in regulating inflammatory and immune responses.
Terms: Interleukin-13 Preferred Term
Term UI T055978
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); IL 13
Term UI T055975
Date12/13/1994
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); IL-13
Term UI T055976
Date03/17/1994
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); IL13
Term UI T055979
Date03/17/1994
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Interleukin 13
Term UI T055977
Date04/12/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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