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From (cyto)kine + -oid, modelled on toxoid. Coined by Bernard Bizzini and A. Achour in 1995.
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kinoid
Today it means: An immunogenic preparation containing a biologically inactivated cytokine, used experimentally as a form of vaccination to induce the production of antibodies against overproduced cytokines in several immune-related conditions (e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus, AIDS and Crohn's disease). Full definition →