Mechanisms of inflammation and leukocyte activation

H Ali; B Haribabu; R M Richardson; R Snyderman

doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70503-4

Mechanisms of inflammation and leukocyte activation

Med Clin North Am. 1997 Jan;81(1):1-28. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70503-4.

Authors

H Ali¹, B Haribabu, R M Richardson, R Snyderman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Immunology, School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 9012753
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70503-4

Abstract

This article reviews the current status of the knowledge of mechanisms of activating inflammatory responses. It also describes inflammatory mediators, adhesion proteins, the inflammatory process itself, and the molecular mechanisms controlling inflammatory cell activation and regulation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antigen Presentation
Cell Adhesion Molecules / immunology
Chemotactic Factors / immunology
Cytokines / immunology
Humans
Immunity, Cellular / immunology
Inflammation / immunology*
Inflammation Mediators / immunology
Leukocytes / immunology*
Molecular Biology
Phagocytes / immunology

Substances

Cell Adhesion Molecules
Chemotactic Factors
Cytokines
Inflammation Mediators