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Pathology Basic Concepts f2851286

All of the following are not false about cytokines, except:

A
Include interleukins
B
Produced only in sepsis
C
Cytokines are polypeptides
D
Can have paracrine action
High-Yield Explanation
Cytokines Definition Small, water-soluble, signaling proteins & glycoproteins secreted by hematopoietic & non-hematopoietic cells Also called Interleukins, because they mediate communication between leukocytes Functions Mediate specific cellular interactions and functions of leukocytes Site of action May act on: Cells that produce them (autocrine action) or On neighboring cells (paracrine) and rarely At a distance (endocrine)

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