anticytokines

Noun

anticytokine (plural anticytokines)

1. An agent or molecule that opposes the action of cytokines.
   • We therefore hypothesized that, analogous to the mouse model, humans with Lyme arthritis express a predominant Th1 pattern in their affected joints. We also addressed the issue of whether the cytokine pattern found in the joints can be manipulated by cytokines or anticytokines.1997 January, Zhinan Yin, Jürgen Braun, Lucia Neure, Peihua Wu, Ulrich Eggens, Andreas Krause, Thomas Kamradt, Joachim Sieper, “T cell cytokine pattern in the joints of patients with Lyme arthritis...

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