the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment
chemokinesis in American English
(ˌkimoukɪˈnisɪs, -kai-, ˌkemou-)
noun
increased activity of an organism due to a chemical substance
Derived forms
chemokinetic (ˌkimoukɪˈnetɪk, -kai-, ˌkemou-)
adjective
Word origin
[1895–1900; chemo- + kinesis]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, cutback, freewheel, hit-and-run, neonchemo- is a combining form with the meanings “chemical,” “chemically induced,” “chemistry,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix chemo- include: chemonucleolysis, chemosensory, chemotaxonomy, chemotherapy, chemotroph
Examples of 'chemokinesis' in a sentence
chemokinesis
In addition, it promotes polymorphonuclear leukocyte phagocytosis, chemotaxis, chemokinesis and modulates cytokines release.
Sanz Maria J, Soares Edson G, Jose Peter J, Sorgi Carlos A, Rius Cristina, PiquerasLaura, Nicolete Roberto, Faccioli Lúcia H 2008, 'Leukotriene B4-loaded microspheres: a new therapeutic strategy to modulatecell activation', BMC Immunologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/9/36. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Existing chemotaxis assays do not generate stable chemotactic gradients and thus—over time—functionally measure only nonspecific random motion (chemokinesis).
Chen Zhang, Sunyoung Jang, Ovid C. Amadi, Koichi Shimizu, Richard T. Lee, RichardN. Mitchell 2013, 'A Sensitive Chemotaxis Assay Using a Novel Microfluidic Device', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/373569. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, severe trauma can affect central neutrophil functions, including circulation half-life, chemokinesis, phagocytosis, cytokine release, and respiratory burst.
A. Kovtun, D. A. C. Messerer, K. Scharffetter-Kochanek, M. Huber-Lang, A. Ignatius 2018, 'Neutrophils in Tissue Trauma of the Skin, Bone, and Lung: Two Sides of the Same Coin',Journal of Immunology Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8173983. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)