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Cytokines - Blood
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Definition of 'Cytokines'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. Common names: Cytokines |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
30 Oct 2009 
Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) have a limited life expectancy but still a subset of these patients develop immune and clinical responses after immunotherapy including dendritic cell (DC) vaccination. In a recently published ... Read more...
The cellular and molecular immune response of the weanling piglet to staphylococcal enterotoxin B.
30 Oct 2009 Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is a biothreat agent, etiologic agent of food poisoning, and potent inducer of toxic shock syndrome. This heat-stable exoprotein is thought to act as a superantigen to induce T cell-specific pathology. Most animal ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Cytokines - Blood'
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- Immune responses in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with dendritic cells pulsed with tumor lysate. 30 Oct 2009
- Increased peripheral proinflammatory cytokines in HIV-1-infected patients with prolonged viral suppression suffering from high psychological stress.
30 Oct 2009 - The cellular and molecular immune response of the weanling piglet to staphylococcal enterotoxin B. 30 Oct 2009
- 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine increases susceptibility to genital herpes simplex virus infection in mice. 13 Oct 2009
- Correlation between anti-fibrotic effect of baicalin and serum cytokines in rat hepatic fibrosis. 5 Oct 2009
- Pretreatment with stress cortisol enhances the human systemic inflammatory response to bacterial endotoxin. 29 Sep 2009
- Influence of innate cytokine production capacity on clinical manifestation and severity of pediatric meningococcal disease. 29 Sep 2009
- Sleep quality and immune mediators in asthmatic children. 29 Sep 2009
- Infection, inflammation, and mental illness. The body's immune response to infectious agents may imperil the brain. 29 Sep 2009
- A bone-protective role for IL-17 receptor signaling in ovariectomy-induced bone loss. 29 Sep 2009
- Mechanisms of mast cell signaling in anaphylaxis. 29 Sep 2009
- Anaphylaxis: Recent advances in assessment and treatment. 29 Sep 2009
- Relationship between inflammatory markers, endothelial activation markers, and carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. 29 Sep 2009
- Diagnostic utility of cytokine biomarkers in the evaluation of acute knee pain. 29 Sep 2009
- Inflammatory biomarkers in heart failure revisited: much more than innocent bystanders. 29 Sep 2009
- Atherosclerosis in survivors of Kawasaki disease. 29 Sep 2009
- Changes in hypothalamically mediated acute-phase inflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharide in diet-induced obese rats. 22 Sep 2009
- Elevated serum cytokines during human anaphylaxis: Identification of potential mediators of acute allergic reactions. 17 Sep 2009
- Effect of serum cytokines and VEGF levels on diabetic retinopathy and macular thickness. 17 Sep 2009
- Effects of interferon-beta therapy on innate and adaptive immune responses to the human endogenous retroviruses HERV-H and HERV-W, cytokine production, and the lectin complement activation pathway in multiple sclerosis. 16 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Cytokines'
Definition: 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.
Registry Number: 0
Descriptor UI: D016207
Alternative terms: Cytokines;
Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists; drug effects; ultrastructure;
Tree Number: D12.644.276.374; D12.776.467.374; D23.529.374;
History Note: 91