Biology:Monokine
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Short description: Type of cytokine produced primarily by monocytes and macrophages
A monokine is a type of cytokine[1] produced primarily by monocytes and macrophages.
Some monokines are:
- interleukin 1[2]
- tumor necrosis factor-alpha[2]
- alpha and beta interferon[3]
- colony stimulating factors [3]
Functions
Monokines released from macrophages can attract neutrophils, via the process chemotaxis.
See also
References
- ↑ Monokines at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Two monokines, interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor, render cultured vascular endothelial cells susceptible to lysis by antibodies circulating during Kawasaki syndrome". The Journal of Experimental Medicine 164 (6): 1958–72. 1986. doi:10.1084/jem.164.6.1958. PMID 3491174.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Julius M. Cruse; Robert Edwin Lewis (20 April 2009). Illustrated dictionary of immunology. CRC Press. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-0-8493-7987-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=X4X8d2SmQB0C&pg=PA208. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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