Cell Communication: Cytokines definitions Flashcards

Soluble proteins that act as communication signals between cells, regulating immune responses and inducing cellular changes.

Cytokines involved in chemotaxis, guiding immune cells to infection sites by signaling movement towards or away from chemical signals.

Cytokines that stimulate growth and differentiation of immature leukocytes in the bone marrow.

Cytokines providing antiviral defenses to neighboring cells, enhancing their ability to resist viral infections.

Cytokines that initiate inflammation and can induce apoptosis in infected cells, originally known for killing tumor cells.

Cytokines serving as communication molecules between leukocytes, with diverse functions including promoting inflammation and T cell proliferation.

Interleukin that promotes inflammation, fever, and activation of macrophages and T cells.

Interleukin that promotes rapid T cell proliferation, enhancing immune response.

Interleukin important for promoting antibody immune response, crucial for adaptive immunity.

Interleukin that promotes inflammation, fever, and proliferation of T and B cells.

Process involving movement of cells towards or away from chemical signals, guided by chemokines.

Programmed cell death initiated by cytokines like tumor necrosis factors in infected cells.

White blood cells involved in immune responses, communication facilitated by interleukins.

Immune response involving antibodies, promoted by interleukins like IL-4.

Cells recruited by cytokines to engulf and digest microbes and cellular debris.