- Cytokine - Wikipedia
Cytokines are produced by a broad range of cells, including immune cells like macrophages, B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes and mast cells, as well as endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and various stromal cells; a given cytokine may be produced by more than one type of cell
- What are Cytokines? Types Function - Cleveland Clinic
Think of a cytokine as a key and the receptor on the receiving cell like a lock When the cytokine (key) enters the cytokine receptor (lock), the receiving cell receives a message that tells it what to do
- Cytokine | Biochemistry, Cell Biology Immunology | Britannica
Once secreted, the cytokine binds to a specific protein molecule, called a receptor, on the surface of the target cell, an event that triggers a signaling cascade inside that cell
- The Role of Cytokines in the Body - Verywell Health
Chemokines are a type of cytokine that regulate cell migration between tissues They also control the interactions of cells in those tissues and how they are positioned
- Cytokines: From Clinical Significance to Quantification - PMC
The clinical significance of cytokines, factors affecting cytokine quantification, and advances of cytokine detection are summarized, providing a prospective for real‐time quantification of multiplex cytokines in the clinic
- What are cytokines? - Live Science
Cytokines help the immune system kill pathogens, but too many cytokines can lead to bad health outcomes and may turn into a "cytokine storm "
- Cytokines: Introduction | British Society for Immunology
Differentiation, proliferation and activation of the target cell are all effects which can be detected after cytokine stimulation Figure 1 Cytokine mode of action, with specific examples
- Cytokines: Types, Functions, and Role in Immune System - Patient Power
In biology, it is common to use the analogy of a lock and key In this scenario, the cytokine is the key whereas a specific receptor on the outside of a cell is the lock Another way to think about it is that cytokines are proteins that are made by cells to tell other cells what to do
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