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DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Contents
Introduction
Properties of Cytokines
Cytokine receptor
Signaling pathway
Regulation of cytokine
Cytokine releated Diseases
References
Introduction
Cytokines are low molecular weight regulatory protein
or glycoprotein secreted by WBC and various other
cells in the body in response to a number of stimuli.
1) Hematpoietic family
2) Interferon family
3) chemokine family
4) tumor necrosis factor family
TH cell and Macrophage are the two principal
producers of cytokines.
allergy.
References