Open AccessInflammation 2010: New Adventures of an Old Flame
Author(s) -
Ruslan Medzhitov
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.006
Subject(s) - biology , inflammation , homeostasis , immune system , pathogenesis , immunology , function (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience
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.
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