autocrine signalの例文

例文

1. Chondrocytes have been shown to secrete TGF-b, and upregulate TGF-b receptors in response to mechanical stimulation; this secretion may be a mechanism for autocrine signal amplification within the tissue.
2. These messenger ligands are any one of a range of structurally different arachidonic acid metabolites made and released by nearby cells to act as paracrine signals for coordinating responses between cells or autocrine signals for modulating their parent cells'responses.
3. This definition holds for most " classical " hormones, but there are also paracrine mechanisms ( chemical communication between cells within a tissue or organ ), autocrine signals ( a chemical that acts on the same cell ), and intracrine signals ( a chemical that acts within the same cell ).
4. "' Lipoxygenases "'( ) are a family of ( non-heme ), iron-containing enzymes most of which catalyze the dioxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in lipids containing a cis, cis-1, 4-pentadiene into cell signaling agents that serve diverse roles as autocrine signals that regulate the function of their parent cells, paracrine signals that regulate the function of nearby cells, and endocrine signals that regulate the function of distant cells.