JaimeS
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I have never been able to find a decent exposition of the effective ranges of cytokines, because it does vary.
Also a surprisingly difficult thing to search for. I ended up on "how far do cytokines travel?" but it still didn't yield much.
I was surprised to see that this primer listed cytokines as autocrine, paracrine, or endocrine, meaning the affected body system is some distance away. Also, it may be old news to many, but here is actually an excellent primer on cytokines in general:
Inflammatory Cytokines in Non-Pathological States
Very good because it makes it clear that there is no clear-cut distinction between pathology and non-pathology - 15 y.o., so it may not be entirely accurate, but it's a good beginner's resource for someone like me who has been getting this info piecemeal and needs to patch in the rest!
-J