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Cytokines have been shown to be involved in autocrine, paracrine and endocrine signaling as immunomodulating agents. Cytokines include chemokines, interferons, interleukins, lymphokines, and tumour necrosis factors, but generally not hormones or growth factors (despite some overlap in the terminology) [citation needed].
An inflammatory cytokine is a type of cytokine (a signaling molecule) that is secreted from immune cells and certain other cell types that promotes inflammation. Inflammatory cytokines are predominantly produced by T helper cells ( T h ) and macrophages and involved in the upregulation of inflammatory reactions. [ 1 ]
BAFF is a cytokine that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ligand family. This cytokine is a ligand for receptors TNFRSF13B/TACI, TNFRSF17/BCMA, and TNFRSF13C/BAFF-R. This cytokine is expressed in B cell lineage cells, and acts as a potent B cell activator. It has been also shown to play an important role in the proliferation and ...
Chemokines (from Ancient Greek χῠμείᾱ (khumeíā) 'alchemy' and κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsis) 'movement'), or chemotactic cytokines, are a family of small cytokines or signaling proteins secreted by cells that induce directional movement of leukocytes, as well as other cell types, including endothelial and epithelial cells.
Cytokine storm syndrome is a diverse set of conditions that can result in a cytokine storm. Cytokine storm syndromes include familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , Epstein-Barr virus–associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, systemic or non-systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis –associated macrophage activation syndrome , NLRC4 ...
Inflammatory cytokine; Interferome; Interferon; Interferon beta-1a; Interferon beta-1b; Interferon gamma; Interferon type I; Interferon type II; Interferon type III; Interferon-stimulated gene; Interleukin; Interleukin 8; Interleukin 29; Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist; Interleukin-38; International Cytokine & Interferon Society
Plasmid nanoparticles expressing cytokines coupled with electroporation is currently being explored for cytokine delivery. Electroporation temporarily increases the permeability of cell membranes without damaging the membrane structure. [6] IL-12 is a cytokine known to have antitumor properties but shows severe dose-related toxicities in many ...
Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins (MIP) belong to the family of chemotactic cytokines known as chemokines.In humans, there are two major forms, MIP-1α and MIP-1β, renamed CCL3 and CCL4 respectively, since 2000. [3]