cytokines
21Cytokine storm — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 34296 A cytokine storm, or hypercytokinemia is a potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various… …
22FluoroSpot — Le test FluoroSpot est une modification du test ELISPOT. L’ELISPOT mesure la sécrétion d’une cytokine par une cellule dans un puits en utilisant un anticorps marqué par une enzyme spécifique à la cytokine étudiée. Le FluoroSpot mesure la… …
23Cytokine — A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on communications between cells or on the behavior of cells. The cytokines includes the interleukins, lymphokines and cell signal molecules, such as… …
24Chemokine — Small cytokines (intecrine/chemokine), interleukin 8 like Solution structure of interleukin 8, a chemokine of the CXC subfamily Identifiers Symbol IL8 …
25Leukocyte extravasation — Neutrophils extravasate from blood vessels to the site of tissue injury or infection during the innate immune response Leukocyte extravasation is the movement of leukocytes out of the circulatory system, towards the site of tissue damage or… …
26IMMUNITÉ ET SYSTÈME IMMUNITAIRE — Le système immunitaire assume l’une des grandes fonctions physiologiques des Vertébrés: l’aptitude à la reconnaissance d’un nombre prodigieux de structures moléculaires distinctes, les antigènes. Un antigène est classiquement réputé « étranger »… …
27DNA vaccination — The making of a DNA vaccine. DNA vaccination is a technique for protecting an organism against disease by injecting it with genetically engineered DNA to produce an immunological response. Nucleic acid vaccines are still experimental, and have… …
28Neuroimmunology — is a field combining neuroscience, the study of the nervous system, and immunology, the study of the immune system. Neuroimmunologists seek to better understand the interactions of these two complex systems during development, homeostasis, and… …
29Dust cell — A dust cell (or alveolar macrophage) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the wall.Activity of the dust cells is relatively high, because they are located at one of the major boundaries …
30Polysaccharide-K — Polysaccharide K, also known as PSK, is a proteoglycan found in the polypore fungus Trametes versicolor. The results obtained from a large number of published scientific studies and clinical trials show that PSK is a powerful immunomodulator… …
