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Cytokine

Cytokines (/ˈsaɪtəkaɪn/) are a broad and loose category of small proteins (~5–25 kDa) important in cell signaling. Cytokines are produced by a broad range of cells, including immune cells, as well as endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and various types of connective tissue cells. A single cytokine may be produced by more than one type of cell.

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Cytokine

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Triples119
Avg. degree1.99
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related to history · 16
Cytokine → Barry Bloom, Dudley Dumonde, II, In, Interferon-alpha, John David, Macrophage, MD, MIF, Nobel, Ogawa, PhD, Stanley Cohen, Stanley Norman Cohen, The, This
has effect · 14
Cytokine → Adverse, Alzheimer's, Cytokines, Each, IL-10, IL-10-dependent, It, Occasionally, PD-1, PD-L, Subsequent, T-cell, The, This
related to Detection · 12
Cytokine → According, Because, CCL2, CXCL10, For, IFN-γ, IL-1B, IL-6, NULISA, NULISAseq Inflammation Panel, TNF, Various
related to Medical use as drugs · 12
Cytokine → BMP, Bone, DNA, EPO, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IL-11, IL-2, Interferon, Interleukin, Recombinant, Some
related to External links · 10
Cytokine → Analysis Portal, Cytokine Signalling ForumCytokine TutorialCytokine, Gene Summary, ImmPort, Immunology Database, More, Ontology, Pathways, Reperfusion Injury, Stroke
related to Difference from hormones · 9
Cytokine → Classic, Essentially, For, IL-1, IL-6, In, The, TNF, Virtually
related to Tumors · 8
Cytokine → Forkhead, Foxp3, IL-10, IL-35, Normal, TGF-β, Treg, Tregs
related to Functional · 7
Cytokine → Dysregulation, IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-13, IL-4, TGF-β, TNF
related to COVID-19 · 6
Cytokine → Autoantibodies, COVID-19, Furthermore, IFN-α/ω, In, Only
related to Nomenclature · 6
Cytokine → Because, Cytokines, It, Lymphokines, T-helper, The

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the pancreasinstance ofare secreted from discrete glands0.80text
IL-10instance ofmight be involved in cancer progression like gastric cancer through influencing Tregs function and the secretion of immunomodulatory cytokines0.80text
IL-35instance ofmight be involved in cancer progression like gastric cancer through influencing Tregs function and the secretion of immunomodulatory cytokines0.80text
and TGF-βinstance ofmight be involved in cancer progression like gastric cancer through influencing Tregs function and the secretion of immunomodulatory cytokines0.80text
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Cytokinehas effectCytokines0.60section
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Cytokinehas effectIL-10-dependent0.60section
Cytokinehas effectT-cell0.60section

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