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Structure of Cytokines (With Diagram) | Immunology

In this article we will discuss about the structure of cytokines with its suitable diagram. 1. Cytokines are proteins or glycoproteins which normally have a molecular mass of less than 30 KDa. 2. Structural predictions suggest that cytokines belong to haematopoietins, included in the haematopoietin family of interleukins (2-7, 9, 11-13 and 15) GM-CSF, G-GSF, leukomia- inhibitory factor (LIF) and [...]

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Functions of Cytokines | Immunology

On the basis of principal biologic actions; cytokines are grouped under three basic cate­gories: (i) Mediators and regulators of innate immunity: These are produced mainly by mononuclear phagocytes in response to infectious agents: Pathogen-associated molecular patterns; like bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and viral double stranded RNA (dsRNA), also bind to Toll­ like receptors (TLRs) on the cell surface or in endosomes [...]

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