Cytokine research has spawned the introduction of new therapies that have revolutionized
the treatment of many important diseases. These therapeutic advances have resulted from …

Cytokines which comprise of a family of proteins—interleukins, lymphokines, monokines,
interferons, and chemokines, are important components of the immune system. They act in …

The driving force for research on cytokines has always been their clinical promise. Their
biological properties suggested a key role in hematopoiesis, immunity, tumor genesis …

Cytokines are a growing group of proteins that are responsible for the communication of
cells of the immune system, hematopoietic cells, and other cell types. They play a dominant …

Cytokines are soluble proteins that allow for communication between cells and the external
environment. Interferon (IFN) alpha, the first cytokine to be produced by recombinant DNA …

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the cytokines from a pharmacological
approach. The chapters are presented in a consistent format allowing easy cross-reference …

Cytokines participate in the induction and effector phases of all immune and inflammatory
responses. They are therefore obvious tools and targets for strategies designed to promote …

Inflammation is mediated by a variety of soluble factors, including a group of secreted
polypeptides known as cytokines. Inflammatory cytokines can be divided into two groups …

Cytokines are small, secreted proteins associated with the maintenance of immune
homeostasis but also implicated with the pathogenesis of several autoimmune and …

The human immune system involves highly complex and coordinated processes in which
small proteins named cytokines play a key role. Cytokines have been implicated in the …