Get Free Checker

lymphokine

NOUN
  1. a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)

How To Use lymphokine In A Sentence

  • It certainly has stimulated the immune systems," Clyde said as he continued to study the lymphokine chart. Invasion
  • A fractionated extract of Astragalus membranaceus potentiates lymphokine-activated killer cell cytotoxicity generated by low-dose recombinant interleukin-2. The Best Alternative Medicine
  • For example, chrysotile fibres have been shown to depress the in vitro proliferation of phytohemagglutinin-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes, suppress natural killer cell lysis and significantly reduce lymphokine-activated killer cell viability and recovery. Your Right Hand Thief
  • At the same time it increases the cytotoxic action of macrophages in destroying tumor cells by stimulating the production of lymphokine interleukin. THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE
  • They may be named by their source: lymphokine (cytokines made by lymphocytes) monokine (cytokines made by monocytes) chemokine (cytokines with chemotactic activities) interleukin (cytokines made by one leukocyte and acting on other leukocytes). Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Inflammatory bowel disease mucosal biopsies have specialized lymphokine mRNA profiles. The Autoimmune Epidemic
  • Conversely, asthma is characterized by the presence of numerous inflammatory mediators, including leukotrienes, prostaglandins, histamine, eosinophilic basic proteins, and lymphokines.
  • Antigen expression can be augmented by concomitant treatment with lymphokines if necessary, which facilitates antibody recognition of the target cancer cell.
  • After contact with an antigen, T cells secrete lymphokines - a group of proteins that do not interact with the antigens themselves, instead they stimulate the activity of other cells.
  • Cytokines that are secreted from lymphocytes are termed lymphokines, whereas those secreted by monocytes or macrophages are termed monokines.
View all