Interleukin-16 MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Interleukin-16
Tree Number(s): D12.644.276.374.465.516; D12.776.467.374.465.516; D23.529.374.465.516
Unique ID: D019410
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019410
Scope Note: A cytokine produced by activated T-LYMPHOCYTES that stimulates the migration of CD4-POSITIVE LYMPHOCYTES and monocytes. It has been reported to suppress HIV replication.
Entry Term(s): IL-16; IL16; LCF Factor; Lymphocyte Chemoattractant Factor
Previous Indexing: Lymphokines (1987-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97; LYMPHOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT FACTOR was indexed under LYMPHOKINES 1987-96
Online Note: use INTERLEUKIN-16 (NM) to search LYMPHOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT FACTOR 1987-96
History Note: 97; was LYMPHOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT FACTOR (NM) 1987-96
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
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-16 Preferred

Concept UI: M0028880
Scope Note: A cytokine produced by activated T-LYMPHOCYTES that stimulates the migration of CD4-POSITIVE LYMPHOCYTES and monocytes. It has been reported to suppress HIV replication.
Terms: Interleukin-16 Preferred Term
Term UI T057888
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); IL-16
Term UI T057887
Date02/23/1996
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); IL16
Term UI T057889
Date02/23/1996
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); LCF Factor
Term UI T057886
Date02/23/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Lymphocyte Chemoattractant Factor
Term UI T057885
Date02/23/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

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