The term cytokine storm has become a popular descriptor of the dramatic harmful
consequences of the rapid release of polypeptide mediators, or cytokines, that generate …

The term Bcytokine storm^ has been adopted in the past several decades as a phrase to
describe the aberrant production of soluble mediators and the accompanying …

The term 'cytokine storm'is now used in popular culture as an explanation for the distinctly
unpleasant feeling we all sense at the onset of flu. The expression certainly has common …

Immune cells secrete small protein molecules that aim for cell–cell communications. These
small molecules are called cytokines. Targeting cancer cells with administration of bispecific …

“Cytokine storm syndrome” is a diverse set of conditions unified by a clinical phenotype of
systemic inflammation, multi-organ failure, hyperferritinemia, and, if untreated, often death …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the pyrogenic action of cytokines. It describes
the entrance of pathogenic microorganisms into the body and, in particular, their spread …

The cytokine storm has captured the attention of the public and the scientific community
alike, and while the general notion of an excessive or uncontrolled release of …

A cytokine storm is an abnormal discharge of soluble mediators following an inappropriate
inflammatory response that leads to immunopathological events. Cytokine storms can occur …

During infection, inflammatory cytokines induce regulated changes in the host's internal
milieu that create a hostile environment to an invading pathogen. Recent evidence indicates …

Cytokine storm is a phenomenon characterized by strong elevated circulating cytokines that
most often occur after an overreactive immune system is activated by an acute systemic …