Personal experiences with the name Susan: | Edit. My youngest sister (born 2004) is named Susan, Suzy for short. She is named for my aunt Susan (born 1965), who was named for my great-aunt Susan. Both my aunt and sister are the fifth girl in their respective families.
Cytokine function / Function of cytokine. Cytokines are a large group of proteins, peptides or glycoproteins that are secreted by specific cells of immune system. Cytokines are a category of signaling molecules that mediate and regulate immunity, inflammation and hematopoiesis. Cytokines are produced throughout the body by cells of diverse embryological origin.
The term cytokine is derived from a combination of two Greek words - cyto meaning cell and kinos meaning movement. Cytokines are cell signalling molecules that aid cell to cell communication in immune responses and stimulate the movement of cells towards sites of inflammation, infection and trauma.