Definition of cytolysis in English:
cytolysis
nounsʌɪˈtɒlɪsɪssīˈtäləsəs
mass nounBiology The dissolution or disruption of cells, especially by an external agent.
Example sentencesExamples
- The background showed mild cytolysis with only occasional monotonous round cells that showed hyperchromatic nuclei with a delicate chromatin pattern and foamy cytoplasm.
- Progressive swelling resulted in cytolysis and release of virions.
- Degranulation via cytolysis involves eosinophil rupture and exudation of cellular contents, making eosinophils difficult to stain and recognize histologically.
- Because NAC has a direct antioxidant action in lymphocytes, concern has been expressed that NAC supplementation would inhibit the natural mechanism of cytolysis by neutrophils.
- Eosinophils in vitro exhibited different stages of apoptosis, ending with secondary necrosis distinct from in vivo eosinophil cytolysis.
Derivatives
adjectiveˌsʌɪtəˈlɪtɪk
Biology Cells semipermissive to viral replication, such as neurons for herpes simplex virus, allow little viral gene expression thus enabling the development of latent infection even with cytolytic viruses.
Example sentencesExamples
- Host cells are rapidly killed by cytolytic enzymes or toxins.
- As it has been found that this compound is cytolytic to human cells in vitro, the authors investigated whether it exerts the same effect on plant cells.
- The important virulence factor of the bacteria is the enterotoxin responsible for gastroenteritis, the major enterotoxin being a cytolytic beta-haemolysin or aerolysin.
- Melittin is a cytolytic peptide extracted from bee venom.
- The human immune system fights cancer partly through the production of many populations of specialized immune cells called cytolytic T cells.