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Tiny protein text messages your immune cells send, sometimes in all caps.
means Small signaling proteins that cells release to tell other cells how to behave, especially during immune responses and inflammation.
from From Greek kytos (hollow vessel, hence cell) plus kinein (to move) — literally the movers between cells, coined in the 1970s.
Cytokine stormImmune overreaction that can be deadlier than the infection.
Huge familyIncludes interleukins, interferons, and tumor necrosis factors.
RangeMostly act locally, vanishing within seconds to minutes.