proinflammatory
IPA: proʊɪnfɫˈæmʌtɔri
noun
- (medicine, rare) An inflammatory substance.
adjective
- (biology) Producing or promoting inflammation.
pro-inflammatory
IPA: proʊɪnfɫˈæmʌtɔri
adjective
- Alternative form of proinflammatory [(biology) Producing or promoting inflammation.]
Examples of "proinflammatory" in Sentences
- This results in no proinflammatory gene expression or release.
- The protein encoded by this gene is a proinflammatory cytokine.
- A deficiency of TTP is associated with a profound proinflammatory phenotype.
- Increased fat also creates a proinflammatory state, and a prothrombotic state.
- This study outlines graded production of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 in the intestinal lamina propria of children with UC.
- Of particular interest to the researchers were proteins termed proinflammatory cytokines, which are produced by the body in response to infection.
- Macrophages elaborate proinflammatory cytokines like Interferon g, TNFa and IL-2 in a “destroy the village in order to save it” fashion in an attempt to kill the virus.
- Scientists suggest that lack of sleep may influence the regulation of symptom mediators such as proinflammatory cytokines (signaling molecules) and histamines that are released in response to infection.
- Previous research has suggested that these fatty acids affect the production of proteins called proinflammatory cytokines, which signal biological processes during the inflammatory stage of wound healing.
- Finally, bacterial products may stimulate the liver to release proinflammatory proteins that can inflame the vessel walls, as well as clotting factors that can lead to enhanced formation of blood clots in the damaged vessels.
- And when proinflammatory cytokines are administered to animals, they elicit "sickness behavior": The animals become listless, lose interest in eating, grooming, socializing and sex, and show increased sensitivity to pain, changes strikingly similar to those in humans with major depression.