Inflammation Infection Articles & Analysis: This-Year
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Chemokines are a specialized subset of small cytokines that play a crucial role in the immune system by directing the movement of circulating leukocytes to sites of inflammation, infection, and injury. Acting as chemoattractant molecules, chemokines are central to both innate and adaptive immunity, influencing not only immune surveillance but also wound healing ...
They act as signaling molecules in the immune system, facilitating communication between cells to orchestrate a response to infection, injury, or inflammation. Chemokines, a subset of cytokines, play a unique role in attracting immune cells to sites of inflammation or infection. ...
Commonly found in egg whites, human tears, saliva, and mucus, lysozyme is crucial in protecting organisms from bacterial infections by targeting and breaking down bacterial cell walls. Structure and Mechanism of Action Lysozyme is a small, globular protein with a molecular weight of approximately 14.3 kDa. ...