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Cytokines (Greek cyto-, cell; and -kinos, movement) are a broad and loose category of small proteins (~5–20 kDa) that are important in cell signaling. They are released by cells and affect the behavior of other cells, and sometimes the releasing cell itself. Cytokines include chemokines, interferons, interleukins, lymphokines, tumour necrosis fa...
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any of a group of small, short-lived proteins that are released by one cell to regulate the function of another cell, thereby serving as ... [6 related articles]
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A substance that is made by cells of the immune system. Some cytokines can boost the immune response and others can suppress it. Cytokines can also be made in the laboratory by recombinant DNA technology and used in the treatment of various diseases, including cancer.
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<biochemistry> Small proteins or biological factors (in the range of 5-20 kD) that are released by cells and have specific effects on cell-cell interaction, communication and behaviour of other cells. ... Not really different from hormones, but the term tends to be used as a convenient generic shorthand for interleukins, lymphokines and sever...
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(si´to-kīn) a generic term for nonantibody proteins released by one cell population on contact with specific antigen, which act as intercellular mediators, as in the generation of an immune response.
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a chemical messenger (e.g., interferon, interleukin, tumor necrosis factor) produced by white blood cells. Cytokines coordinate several aspects of the immune response, including stimulating antibody production and activating killer T-cells.
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A substance that is produced by cells of the immune system and can affect the immune response.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sī′tō-kīn Definitions: 1. Any of numerous hormonelike, low-molecular-weight proteins, secreted by various cell types, which regulate the intensity and duration of immune response and mediate cell-to-cell communication. See: interferon, interleukin, lymphokine, chemokines
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Cytokine: A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on communications between cells or on the behavior of cells. The cytokines includes the interleukins, lymphokines and cell signal molecules, such as tumor necrosis factor and the interferons, which trigger inflammation and respond to infections...
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Also lymphokine, a broad term for a variety of proteins and neuropeptides that lymphocytes and macrophages use to communicate between themselves, often from long distances.
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n] - any of various proteins secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
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a soluble, hormone-like protein produced by white blood cells that acts as a messenger between cells. Cytokines can stimulate or inhibit the growth and activity of various immune cells. Cytokines are essential for a coordinated immune response and can also be used as immunologic adjuvants. HIV replication is regulated by a delicate balance among c...
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A small protein that is secreted by certain cells of the immune system that plays an important role in cell signalling by affecting the behavior of other cells. Examples include interferon and interleukin.
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A chemical which acts as a cellular messenger, typically of the immune system.
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noun any of various proteins secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
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In biology, chemical messenger that carries information from one cell to another, for example the lymphokines
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A protein secreted by cells, that carries a signal to other cells.
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