English Dictionary

cytokine

noun

(biochemistry, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.

Cytokines are signaling molecules that play a crucial role in the immune response.

意味（1）

(biochemistry, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.

Thus, in the case of viral infection, mechanisms of resistance would be threefold, namely, interferon production, the immune response, including both antibody and lymphokine production, and the generation of lymphokine-like substances by the infected cells themselves. These latter substances have been defined as cytokines.