chemokine

American  

[kee-moh-kahyn] / ˈki moʊˌkaɪn /

noun

• chemokines
  plural

1. Immunology. a type of cytokine, secreted by certain cells, that chemically attracts white blood cells to sites of inflammation or infection.

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chemokine Scientific  

/ kē′mō-kīn′ /

1. See cytokine

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• chemokine-like
  adjective
• chemokinetic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• chemokines
  plural

Example Sentences

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chemokine chemokines

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

From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026

They produce the signaling protein CCL17, a chemokine, which influences the activity and mobility of T cells, which track down infected cells in the body and attack the pathogens.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024

Selective chemokine receptor usage by central nervous system myeloid cells in CCR2-red fluorescent protein knock-in mice.

From Nature ● Apr. 10, 2018

Nevertheless, autistic children did have high levels of a chemokine called MCP-1.

From Newsweek

The researchers already knew that HIV uses this particular chemokine, variously dubbed CKR-5 or CCR-5, as a gateway into the cell.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our immune response to infections is critically controlled by chemokines.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024

The body produces these chemical substances, which we now call chemokines.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 21, 2023

RA signalling operates in a cell-autonomous fashion, via direct regulation of Rorgt, programming innate pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines and differentiation of LTi cells.

From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014

These co-receptors, which usually bind to chemokines, present another target for anti-HIV drug development.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

One hallmark of these events is a deluge of chemical messengers called cytokines and chemokines into tissues and the blood, promoting inflammation.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 15, 2011