[Characterization of an inflammatory response]

Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2009 Sep 3:63:395-408.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The intensity of an inflammatory response in a tissue or an organ is dependent on the efficiency of the organism's homeostatic mechanisms, which restrict the extent of the reaction. The type of factor inducing a inflammatory response and its strength have significant influence on the dynamics of an inflammatory reaction. The prompt eradication of an inflammatory factor and its biologically adverse effects attest to the efficacious adaptive mechanisms of the organism. The inflammatory response expresses biochemical, hematological, and immunological responses at the local or systemic level.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cytokines / immunology*
  • Homeostasis*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / immunology*

Substances

  • Cytokines