Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Chemokines
- Growth Differentiation Factor 15
- Hematopoietic Cell Growth Factors
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor
- Interferons
- Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
- Interleukins
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
- Lymphokines
- Monokines
- Oncostatin M
- Osteopontin
- Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
- Tumor Necrosis Factors
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Cytokine
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30 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Previous Indexing
- Biological Factors (1989-1990)
- Biological Products (1976-1988)
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NLM Classification
QW 568
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cytokines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016207. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016207
- Cytokines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine
- Cytokines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212354