Inflammation 2010: new adventures of an old flame.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.006.
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Abstract
Inflammation is an essential immune response that enables survival during infection or injury and maintains tissue homeostasis under a variety of noxious conditions. Inflammation comes at the cost of a transient decline in tissue function, which can in turn contribute to the pathogenesis of diseases of altered homeostasis.
Medical subject headings
- Inflammation