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- noun Plural form of
cytokine .
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Examples
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In addition, leptin and adiponectin levels tend to be positively associated with gluteofemoral fat while the level of inflammatory cytokines is negatively associated.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Big Butts and Thighs Equals Lower Risk? 2010
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Application of honey to open wounds stimulates the release of powerful chemicals called "cytokines" that speed the migration of cells across the defect to bring quicker repair.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Honey in Integrative Veterinary Medicine Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011
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Like that earlier flu, avian flu unleashes an unusual hurricanelike storm of immune-system signaling proteins called cytokines, which signal the immune system to combat microbial invaders.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Like that earlier flu, avian flu unleashes an unusual hurricanelike storm of immune-system signaling proteins called cytokines, which signal the immune system to combat microbial invaders.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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They were staring at not only an increase in the percentage of cells expressing CD44, but these CD44 cells were also producing a multitude of other inflammatory molecules known as cytokines, which are found in overabundance in patients with lupus and many other autoimmune diseases.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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They were staring at not only an increase in the percentage of cells expressing CD44, but these CD44 cells were also producing a multitude of other inflammatory molecules known as cytokines, which are found in overabundance in patients with lupus and many other autoimmune diseases.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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By the same token, the immune expressions called cytokines are active in your gut and your brain and your fat base and gonads.
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The reason is unclear, but it might be that fat deposited around the hips generates higher levels of hormones known as cytokines, which can cause inflammation, affecting brain function.
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Your brain's growth and development are, in fact, completely maintained by immune factors called cytokines originating in your heart.
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By the same token, the immune expressions called cytokines are active in your gut and your brain and your fat base and gonads.
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The researchers measured how levels of eight proteins called cytokines — molecules released by immune cells that are involved in various types of cell signalling, including inflammation — changed with age in each group.
Ageing is linked to inflammation — but only in the industrialized world Miryam Naddaf 2025
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