Cytokine definition

sītə-kīn
cytokines
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Any of several regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released by cells of the immune system and act as intercellular mediators in the generation of an immune response.
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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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Any of various proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released by cells of the immune system and act in intercellular communication, especially in regulating inflammation and the immune response.
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Any of several regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, that are released by cells of the immune system and act as intercellular mediators in the generation of an immune response.
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(biochemistry, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
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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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