title: [Cytokines--a general system of homeostatic regulation of cell functions].
abstract: The paper reviews biological characteristics of cytokines, which are short living molecules exerting pleiotropic and redundant effects on a variety of target cell types, influencing cell activation and differentiation. Significance of cytokines for patho- and immunogenesis of infections and other diseases is analysed, in addition to further perspectives of cytokine employment for prophylaxis and treatment of various diseases.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Plague Control, Rostov-on-the Don.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Vasil'eva
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: S Iu
authors.initials: SIu
authors.lastname: Tiukavkina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines