thymotropicとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

thymotropic (comparative more thymotropic, superlative most thymotropic)

1. That affects, or is attracted to the thymus
   • 2015 July 16, “IL-7 and SCF Levels Inversely Correlate with T Cell Reconstitution and Clinical Outcomes after Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults”^[1], PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0132564: 

     In the present study we sought to investigate the dynamic features and clinical consequences of the thymus-dependent pathway of T cell regeneration after UCBT by analyzing the kinetics of the two major thymotropic cytokines IL-7 and SCF in patient blood, their association with thymic output and quantitative reconstitution of T cell subsets, as well as their prognostic value for clinical outcomes after dUCBT in adult recipients.