cytokine
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪtəˌkaɪn/
- Specialized
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citoquina
- The immune system produces cytokines to signal cells during an infection.
- inflammatory cytokine
- proinflammatory cytokines
- cytokine production
We've known for a number of years that the specialized receptors for the cytokines are found throughout the brain.
- We've known for a number of years that the specialized receptors for the cytokines are found throughout the brain.
- One of the main components of PRP is VEGF, which is actually a cytokine.
- And when it's secreted from the muscles, it acts as an anti-inflammatory cytokine.
- It causes our adipocytes, so our fat cells to release pro inflammatory compounds, pro inflammatory cytokines.
- But heating via exercise stimulates ATP release and increases adenosine and signaling of sleep regulating cytokines.
- They respond to certain cytokines and certain VCAM and selectin.
- They have species that actually thrive off, you know, the stressed cytokines and, and all these other stress hormones.
- And then all of these like profiling or the cytokine Milio is actually associated with the activation.
Examples
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Studies of human and murine lung epithelial cells have demonstrated that cytokines can induce lung epithelial iNOS expression.
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Significant removal of the cytokines IL-6, IL-1, and IL-8 was observed.
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Those are the damaging factors in the so-called cytokine storm.
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In addition to their local effect, these cytokines also recruit several effector populations.
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Biological studies point to the importance of cytokines in the induction and maintenance of lesions.
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We've known for a number of years that the specialized receptors for the cytokines are found throughout the brain.
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On the other hand, the cytokines that attract the immune cells can also have an effect on neighboring cells and cause them to not function properly.
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VEGF is an angiogenic cytokine, and it has been used in tumor angiogenesis studies in recent years.
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It triggers what's called a cytokine storm that promotes inflammation.
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Circulating cytokines may further perpetuate systemic oxidative stress that results from alcohol use disorders.
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How Inflammatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
cytokine = cyto + kine
A technical coinage from combining forms that are not standalone English words, so knowledge of the parts does not allow a learner to reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word cytokine breaks into cyto- meaning 'cell' and -kine from a Greek word meaning 'to move', like in kinetic. So cytokines are tiny proteins that cells send as messages to make other cells move or act, which explains the name.