Any of a number of substances, such as interferon, interleukin, and growth factors, which are secreted by certain cells of the immune system and have an effect on other cells.
〔生理〕细胞因子，细胞活素
Example sentencesExamples
Status of various immune cells and intracellular secretion of cytokines were assessed by flow cytometry.
Attracted by cytokines and growth factors, fibroblasts migrate into wound sites within several days of injury.
Phagocytes themselves also secrete cytokines, which influence the behaviour of other cells.
Administration of cytokines or cytokine antagonists alters only one aspect of a complex immune response.
TNF is a cytokine, or cell protein, that acts as an inflammatory agent in rheumatoid arthritis.
Numerous cytokines and growth factors have been implicated as mediators in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis.
Definition of cytokine in US English:
cytokine
nounˈsīdəˌkīn
Physiology
Any of a number of substances, such as interferon, interleukin, and growth factors, which are secreted by certain cells of the immune system and have an effect on other cells.
〔生理〕细胞因子，细胞活素
Example sentencesExamples
Numerous cytokines and growth factors have been implicated as mediators in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis.
Phagocytes themselves also secrete cytokines, which influence the behaviour of other cells.
Attracted by cytokines and growth factors, fibroblasts migrate into wound sites within several days of injury.
Status of various immune cells and intracellular secretion of cytokines were assessed by flow cytometry.
Administration of cytokines or cytokine antagonists alters only one aspect of a complex immune response.
TNF is a cytokine, or cell protein, that acts as an inflammatory agent in rheumatoid arthritis.