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chemokines a large family of chemotactic cytokines which stimulate leukocyte movement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thus, the cytokine profile demonstrates that the levels of Th1 chemokine CXCL10 was highly elevated and that the levels of chemokines IL-8/CXCL8, CCL2, and CXCL9 were moderately elevated. Blood vessel dilation causes a decrease in local blood flow, and activated neutrophils, attracted by the chemokines, attach to the chemotactant proteins, squeeze themselves through the endothelial cell walls of the locally dilated blood vessels, and follow the scent of the chemokines to the site of damage (for additional information, see Schmidt 2005). Chemokines are chemicals that guide immune cells around a body, and receptors allow the cells to detect the compounds. |
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