Definition of CYTOKINE

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Recent Examples on the Web For now, all doctors can do if a patient develops a severe cytokine storm is try to counter it, with near-heroic efforts in an intensive care unit to battle the characteristic fever, plunging blood pressure, and trouble breathing. — Sharon Begley, STAT, "Tweaking how CAR-T therapy kills tumors could stop a dangerous side effect, study finds," 17 Jan. 2020 Another potential strategy is to deplete the macrophage that churn out the culprit cytokines, Huang says—that, too, worked in the mice. — Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, "Deciphering a cancer treatment’s dark side," 17 Jan. 2020 The disease causes certain immune signaling molecules, called cytokines, to go into overdrive. — Ryan Prior, CNN, "This med student was given last rites before finding a treatment that saved his life. His method could help millions," 14 Sep. 2019 If the T cells do release cytokines, that will mean the vaccine worked as intended. — oregonlive, "OHSU doc dreams of life-time immunity with one flu shot," 21 Sep. 2019 The researchers searched for drugs that could stem the flood of cytokines that the body releases in response to infection. — Quanta Magazine, "A New Way to Predict Infection’s Toll," 30 Aug. 2016 Gust interprets it as a patient’s symptoms having more to do with cytokines than the CAR-T cells. — Ilana Yurkiewicz, Smithsonian, "The Possibilities and Risks of Genetically Altering Immune Cells to Fight Cancer," 26 Oct. 2019 Conversely, being under psychological stress alters the way certain hormones (including cortisol and epinephrine) and inflammatory molecules (like cytokines) work in the body, which may then trigger psoriasis flares in some people. — Claire Gillespie, SELF, "My Psoriasis and Depression Are Deeply Connected," 4 Oct. 2019 Based on the light that the cells shoot back, Sacha will know if the T cells produced cytokines, a type of immune system attack chemical. — oregonlive, "OHSU doc dreams of life-time immunity with one flu shot," 21 Sep. 2019

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“Cytokine.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cytokine. Accessed 24 January 2020.