Cytokine Definition

sītə-kīn
cytokines
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.
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Other Word Forms of Cytokine

Noun

Singular:
cytokine
Plural:
cytokines

Origin of Cytokine

  • cyto– Greek kīnein to move kinin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cytokine Sentence Examples

  • As mentioned above interferon gamma or molecules able to mimic or induce this cytokine may be of use in the treatment of sepsis.

  • Notes to editors TNF-alpha is a pro-inflammatory cytokine found in the human body.

  • These cells then display a Treg phenotype and function as determined by FACS, T cell proliferation assays, ELISA and intracellular cytokine staining.

  • However they found that a single cytokine, TNF, was capable of driving the disease process.

  • To provide for efficient delivery of the cytokine, adenovirus vectors have been proposed to deliver the cytokine genes to the chicken.

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Words Starting With

CCYCYT

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

cytokine

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CY & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With NE

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