"Cytokines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Non-antibody proteins secreted by inflammatory leukocytes and some non-leukocytic cells, that act as intercellular mediators. They differ from classical hormones in that they are produced by a number of tissue or cell types rather than by specialized glands. They generally act locally in a paracrine or autocrine rather than endocrine manner.
| Descriptor ID |
D016207
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374 D12.776.467.374 D23.529.374
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cytokines" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cytokines" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1997 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1999 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2000 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2002 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2004 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2005 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2006 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2008 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2009 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 2010 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2011 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 2012 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 2013 | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| 2014 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2015 | 5 | 29 | 34 |
| 2016 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 2017 | 11 | 28 | 39 |
| 2018 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 2019 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2020 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2021 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2022 | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cytokines" by people in Profiles.
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TRANCE is a unique marker of chronic pancreatitis in children. JCI Insight. 2026 08 24; 11(16).
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Anti-Malignancy and Anti-Inflammation Properties of Emodin, an Essential Constituent in Popular Laxative Botanicals. Am J Chin Med. 2026; 54(5):1585-1605.
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Gonadal steroids as predictors of sex differences in tuberculosis outcomes. JCI Insight. 2026 08 10; 11(15).
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A Comparative Study of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cell-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through a Trophoblast-like Stage and Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Treating Acute Xenogeneic Graft-versus-host Disease in Humanized Mice. Transplantation. 2026 Aug 01; 110(8):e1649-e1656.
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Inflammatory genital strain of Chlamydia trachomatis elicits a Th17 immune response. J Immunol. 2026 Jun 07; 215(6).
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RANKL inhibits macrophage proinflammatory Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 signaling and impairs killing of intracellular bacteria. Immunohorizons. 2026 May 13; 10(5).
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Age, stress, and markers of inflammation among middle-aged to older African American adults: Findings from The Heart of Detroit Study. Brain Behav Immun. 2026 Aug; 136:106559.
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Age-related differences in mRNA vaccine immunogenicity and adjuvancy. Immunol Cell Biol. 2026 Apr; 104(4):400-414.
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Ovarian cancer cell glucocorticoid receptor activation increases myeloid-derived suppressor cell tumor infiltration. Endocrinology. 2026 Mar 06; 167(4).
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IFN-ß therapy rescues dysregulated IFN-stimulated proteins, serum cytokines, and neurotrophic factors in multiple sclerosis: Multiplex analysis of short-term and long-term IFN responses. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0330867.