chemokine
noun
che·mo·kine
ˌkē-mō-ˈkīn 
: 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)
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The ASCs of the hypodermis secrete and regulate a variety of cytokines and chemokines that impact skin behavior, melanin production, immuno modulatory function and skin rejuvenation.
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Further implicating the chemokine, the increase was localized specifically to the white matter of the hippocampus, with no reactivity in cortical or other subcortical white matter.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2018
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Further implicating the chemokine, the increase was localized specifically to the white matter of the hippocampus, with no reactivity in cortical or other subcortical white matter.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2018
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“Chemokine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemokine. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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