chemokine

Scientific  

/ kē′mō-kīn′ /

1. See cytokine

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Example Sentences

Once exposed to the tumor ecosystem, these immune cells begin producing a molecule known as the chemokine CCL3.

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"We discovered that neutrophils recruited by the tumor undergo a reprogramming of their activity: they begin producing a molecule locally -- the chemokine CCL3 -- which promotes tumor growth," explains Mikaël Pittet.

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In collaboration with researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Mukhtar's team demonstrated through organotypic skin culture experiments from HS patients that blocking CD2 led to a significant reduction in cytokine and chemokine production, along with suppression of key pathogenic gene signatures.

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Using the chemokine Ccl3 as a "proof of principle," they discovered that its function in the immune defence against viruses is different than had been previously assumed.

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In order to understand how these signalling proteins coordinate immune cells, researchers from Bonn took a closer look at the chemokine Ccl3.

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