Cytokine

Introduction: Cytokine

Description of Cytokine

Cytokine: soluble factors elaborated by cells of the immune system that act on other cells to regulate their function.
Source: Diseases Database

Cytokine: soluble factors elaborated by cells of the immune system that act on other cells to regulate their function.
Source: CRISP

Cytokine: 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 specialized glands. They generally act locally in a paracrine or autocrine rather than endocrine manner.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Cytokine:

More specific terms for Cytokine:

• Interferons
• Interleukins
• Lymphokines
• Monokines
• Transforming Growth Factor beta
• Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
• Autocrine Motility Factor
• Hepatocyte Growth Factor
• Chemokines
• Tumor Necrosis Factors
• Osteopontin
• Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
• Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
• Oncostatin M

Source - MeSH 2007

• chemokine
• hepatocyte growth factor
• interferon
• interleukin 1
• interleukin 10
• interleukin 11
• interleukin 12
• interleukin 13
• interleukin 18
• interleukin 6
• interleukin 7
• interleukin 8
• interleukin 9
• leukemia inhibitory factor
• lymphokine
• monokine
• stem cell factor

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cytokine

• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• cell communication molecule
• immunological substance

Source - CRISP

The term Cytokine can be used for:

• unspecified interleukin

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Cytokine:

• biological response modifier
• immunologic substance development /preparation
• scavenger receptor

Source: CRISP

The description of Cytokine may also be used for the following terms:

• interleukin (unspecified)
• leukocyte mediator

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cytokine

The following list attempts to classify Cytokine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Cytokines

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
    • Cytokines

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