LYMPHOKINES AND CYTOKINES - FROM CLONE TO CLINIC

Cytokines form a complex network of interaction which is crucial in ma intaining the homeostasis of the immune and hemopoitic organs and in c ontrolling the balance between different responses of these two system s. The International Congress held in Osaka (17 - 21 October 1993) was an opportunity to summarize all the information accumulated in the fi eld of cytokines and to evaluate the impact of new approaches and idea s which have invaded laboratories these last two years (the 7th Intern ational Congress was held in San Antonio in 1991). In this paper, we w ill summarize some striking points that were presented in Osaka.