cytokine Definition
cyto·kine (sīt′ō kīn′)
noun
any of a group of molecules, including interferon, interleukin, and tumor necrosis factor, secreted by certain cells of the immune system which modulate certain cell functions associated with immune response
cytokine Usage Examples
Converse of object
- induce: As mentioned above interferon gamma or molecules able to mimic or induce this cytokine may be of use in the treatment of sepsis.
- involve: IL-18 or Interleukin 18 A potent pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in T-cell ( T-lymphocyte ) and macrophage activation.
Adjective modifier
- proinflammatory: Chronic stress and age related increases in the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6.
- pro-inflammatory: Notes to editors TNF-alpha is a pro-inflammatory cytokine found in the human body.
- potent: The potent angiogenic cytokine vascular endothelial growth factor ( VEGF ) appears to play a role in this process ( Ref.
- intracellular: These cells then display a Treg phenotype and function as determined by FACS, T cell proliferation assays, ELISA and intracellular cytokine staining.
- single: However they found that a single cytokine, TNF, was capable of driving the disease process.
- key: LIF has been recognized as a key cytokine in human reproductive function.
Modifies a noun
- polymorphism: Macarthur, M. , Hold, G.L. & El-Omar, E.M. Role of inflammation and cytokine gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal malignancy.
- secretion: The depressed calcium signal correlates with decreased proliferation and cytokine secretion.
- receptor: For example we found how patients carrying a particular mutation in a cytokine receptor develop inflammation.
- inhibitor: In Progress in Inflammation Research, Novel cytokine inhibitors.
- storm: In fact, what actually happened appears to have been something different; a cytokine storm ( see Box 2 ).
- gene: To provide for efficient delivery of the cytokine, adenovirus vectors have been proposed to deliver the cytokine genes to the chicken.
Noun used with modifier
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