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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
cytokine proteins important in theregulation oflymphocyte function .
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- noun any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system
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Examples
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Mice exposed to pollution showed a 15-fold increase in interleukin-6 just 24 hours later.
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Kaptoge S, Mann AG, Sarwar N, Wood A, et al. (2008) Long-term interleukin-6 levels and subsequent risk of coronary heart disease: two new prospective studies and a systematic review.
PLoS Medicine: New Articles Naveed Sattar et al. 2009
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Specifically, the researchers found that retinoic acid, a form of vitamin A, seems to work together with high levels of a pro-inflammatory substance known as interleukin-15 IL-15 to break the body's tolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
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It's well known that sleep is induced by an immune "expression," or a cytokine, called interleukin-2, which happens in response to the LPS put off by our gut bacteria.
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It's well known that sleep is induced by an immune "expression," or a cytokine, called interleukin-2, which happens in response to the LPS put off by our gut bacteria.
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A flu infection stimulates the release of an immune system protein called interleukin-6, which in normal amounts helps the immune system do its job.
Flu during pregnancy raises risk of schizophrenia Field Notes 2009
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A flu infection stimulates the release of an immune system protein called interleukin-6, which in normal amounts helps the immune system do its job.
Archive 2009-04-01 Field Notes 2009
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Unlike existing drugs, it blocks a protein called interleukin-6, making it an option for the patients who don't respond to other treatments.
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A roughly similar result was seen when part of the sequence of a small bacterial protein was randomized to generate a library containing about forty million members, and when a library of fifty million artificial “minibodies” was probed for binding to a protein called interleukin Nord, K., Gunneriusson, E., Uhlen, M., and Nygren, P.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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A roughly similar result was seen when part of the sequence of a small bacterial protein was randomized to generate a library containing about forty million members, and when a library of fifty million artificial “minibodies” was probed for binding to a protein called interleukin Nord, K., Gunneriusson, E., Uhlen, M., and Nygren, P.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
chained_bear commented on the word interleukin
With thanks to sionnach for the suggestion! "Noun. Any of a class of cytokines that act to stimulate, regulate, or modulate lymphocytes such as T cells."
October 28, 2007