Medicina: Ematologia: Talassemie e trapianto del midollo osseo
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| cytokine |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Definition |
A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on communications between cells or on the behavior of cells. The cytokines includes the interleukins, lymphokines and cell signal molecules, such as tumor necrosis factor and the interferons, which trigger inflammation and respond to infections.
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| Definition source |
MedicineNet. Medterms Medical Dictionary.
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| Context |
The use of cytokines has improved the outcome in patients with graft failure accompanied by neutropenia.
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| Context source |
Gaziev, D., et al. (1999). ‘Second marrow transplants for graft failure in patients with thalassemia’. Bone Marrow Transplantation 24(12):1299-1306. (RISCEN126)
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| Subject field |
Haemopoiesis
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| Sub-field (level 1) |
Thalassemias
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| Sub-field (level 2) |
Therapies
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| Specific concept |
Interleukin, lymphokine, serum cytokine, anti-inflammatory cytokine, pos-tnatal cytokine, haemopoietic growth factor
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| Related concept |
Haemopoiesis, immunosuppression
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| it |
Citochina
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| Reliability code |
3
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