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. cytokines are peptides , and cannot cross the lipid bilayer of cells to enter the cytoplasm. cytokines have been shown to be involved in autocrine , paracrine and endocrine signaling as immunomodulating agents . their definite distinction from hormones is still part of ongoing research. cytokines
include chemokines , interferons , interleukins , lymphokines , and tumour necrosis factors , but generally not hormones or growth factors (despite some overlap in the terminology ). cytokines are produced by a broad range of cells, including immune cells like macrophages , b lymphocytes , t lymphocytes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine