132) This property of
lymphokine overproduction was valuable because
T-cells and their
lymphokine products have intrigued gerontologists ever since it was learned that T-cells--or more precisely the functioning population of T-cells--declines with age.
Th1/Th2 cytokine balance is one of the most important regulatory mechanisms in the immune system and can be evaluated by the measurement of a certain
lymphokine pattern being representative of a Th1 and Th2 profile (Swain et al.
Two types of murine helper T cell clone: Definition according to profiles of
lymphokines activities and secreted proteins.
Table 1
Lymphokines and Their Effects IL-1 Promotes multiplication and activation of T- and B-cells.
This new invention has overcome these problems, and will allow radioactive phosphorus to be linked to a variety of disease-targeting proteins, such as antibodies,
lymphokines, cytokines, growth factors, and other molecules, thus generating new categories of therapeutics," he remarked further.
1995, Kuby 1994), and phagocytosis is increased by
lymphokines and other factors such as gama interferon (Borges et al.
When we are feeling happy, these nerves start firing and release chemical substances called leucokines or
lymphokines into the blood stream.
By giving
lymphokines to newly hatched chicks, we're simply giving the chicks' immune systems a little kickstart.
Lymphokines are produced, followed by an influx of granulocytes and macrophages.
The lymphocytes then secrete powerful substances called
lymphokines, which may speed up the progression of atherosclerosis, Villa speculates.
Lymphokines have been linked to psoriatic arthritis' (3,23) and possibly to Reiter's syndrome.
