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单词 chemokine
释义

chemokine

noun

che·​mo·​kine ˌkē-mō-ˈkīn How to pronounce chemokine (audio)
: any of a group of cytokines produced by various cells (as at sites of inflammation) that stimulate chemotaxis in white blood cells (such as neutrophils and T cells)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Looking to pinpoint the driving force behind the atrophying of hippocampal neurogenesis, the group of experts turned to the chemokine CCL11. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 As expected, patients lacking cognitive symptoms had lower levels of CCL11 circulating in their blood, again implicating the chemokine. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The skin’s response of UVB cause a chain reaction of other responses that begin with the release of chemicals, known as chemokines and cytokines. Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 25 May 2019 Cytokines orchestrate other components of the immune system to appropriately fight the invading virus, while chemokines direct these components to the location of infection. Laura Haynes, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2018 Cytokines orchestrate other components of the immune system to appropriately fight the invading virus, while chemokines direct these components to the location of infection. Laura Haynes, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2018 Cytokines orchestrate other components of the immune system to appropriately fight the invading virus, while chemokines direct these components to the location of infection. Laura Haynes, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2018 Cytokines orchestrate other components of the immune system to appropriately fight the invading virus, while chemokines direct these components to the location of infection. Laura Haynes, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2018 Cytokines orchestrate other components of the immune system to appropriately fight the invading virus, while chemokines direct these components to the location of infection. Laura Haynes, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

chemo- + -kine (in cytokine)

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

chemokine

noun

che·​mo·​kine
-ˈkīn
: any of a group of chemotactic cytokines that are produced by various cells (as at sites of inflammation), that are thought to provide directional cues for the movement of white blood cells (as T cells, monocytes, and neutrophils), and that include some playing a role in HIV infection because the cell surface receptors to which they bind are also used by specific strains of HIV for entry into cells
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