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cytokine — [sīt′ō kīn΄] n. 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 * * * cy·to·kine… … Universalium
cytokine — ● cytokine nom féminin Substance peptidique ou protéique (interféron, interleukine, lymphokine, etc.) synthétisée par une cellule du système immunitaire (lymphocyte, macrophage) et agissant sur d autres cellules immunitaires pour en réguler l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cytokine — [sīt′ō kīn΄] n. 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 … English World dictionary
Cytokine — Cytokines (Greek cyto , cell; and kinos, movement) are small cell signaling protein molecules that are secreted by the glial cells of the nervous system and by numerous cells of the immune system and are a category of signaling molecules used… … Wikipedia
Cytokine — Les cytokines (du grec cyto, cellule et kinos, mouvement) sont des substances solubles de communication synthétisées par les cellules du système immunitaire (les lymphocytes T) ou par d autres cellules et/ou tissus, agissant à distance sur d… … Wikipédia en Français
Cytokine storm — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 34296 A cytokine storm, or hypercytokinemia is a potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various… … Wikipedia
Cytokine release syndrome — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 34296 Cytokine release syndrome is a common immediate complication occurring with the use of anti T cell antibody infusions such as ATG, OKT3 and TGN1412. Severe case … Wikipedia
Cytokine receptor — Key steps of the JAK STAT pathway for type 1 and 2 cytokine receptors … Wikipedia
cytokine storm — noun An immune system cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections. Suspected as being implicated in the high mortality rates of the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918 1920 … Wiktionary
cytokine — noun Etymology: cyt + kine (as in lymphokine) Date: 1979 any of a class of immunoregulatory proteins (as interleukin or interferon) that are secreted by cells especially of the immune system … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cytokine — Ein Zytokin (auch: Cytokin) ist ein zuckerhaltiges Protein, das regulierende Funktionen für das Wachstum und die Differenzierung von Körperzellen ausübt. Es handelt sich um eine Gruppe von Peptiden, die vor allem die Proliferation und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
