The role of cytokines in ocular inflammation.

The role of cytokines in ocular inflammation Cytokines are low molecular weight proteins involved in the communication between cells.' Sometimes this involves the communication at larger distances (endocrine), the inter- action with neighbouring cells (paracrine), or signalling with the same cell (autocrine). The above statement implies the interaction between a secreted protein and its receptor on the same or another cell type. Advances in the field of molecular biology and the availability of immunochemical assays with a sensitivity at the picogram level have led to a rapid growth in the understanding of cytokine function. The actions of