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Definition of Cytokines
1. cytokine [n] - See also: cytokine
Medical Definition of Cytokines
1. Non-antibody proteins secreted by inflammatory leukocytes and some non-leukocytic cells, that act as intercellular mediators. They differ from classical hormones in that they are produced by a number of tissue or cell types rather than by specialised glands. They generally act locally in a paracrine or autocrine rather than endocrine manner. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytokines
Literary usage of Cytokines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Osteoporosis Research, Education and Health Promotion (1993)
"Bone-Active cytokines Recently, a number of local growth factors, or cytokines,
have been identified that may play a role in regulation of bone metabolism. ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The functional status of pulmonary immune effector cells, as well as the type
and quantities of cytokines ..."
3. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"cytokines in the Brain Investigators now believe that cytokines from outside the
brain act on the brain at certain "windows," places where these molecules ..."
4. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"We examined a large array of culture conditions and cytokines. IFN-y and LPS
showed only slight activity. Human alveolar macrophages have NOS2 antigen (30 ..."
5. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"These cytokines can cause stimulation of the HPA axis in vivo, ... In addition
to the humoral "direct" effects of cytokines on the PVN CRF and AVP neurons, ..."
6. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"Finally, mono- cytes and macrophages secrete cytokines that help regulate ...
Helper T cells produce and secrete cytokines that stimulate the activity of ..."
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