the purification and characterization of this lymphokine are important because it is a product of activated lymphocytes and thus may be involved in the immunopathogenesis of several human diseases characterized by the presence of lymphoid infiltrates in the target organ such as autoimmune diseases of the connective tissue , the stromal reactions in human tumors , and the fibrosis associated with chronic rejection of transplanted organs .
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