Cytokine vs Hypercytokinemia - What's the difference?

cytokine | hypercytokinemia |


As nouns the difference between cytokine and hypercytokinemia

is that cytokine is (protein|immunology) any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system while hypercytokinemia is a potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

cytokine

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
  • hypercytokinemia

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia hypercytokinemia)
  • A potentially fatal immune reaction consisting of a positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells, with highly elevated levels of various cytokines.
  • Synonyms

    * cytokine storm