Review article

The spectrum of inflammatory responses

Science · 26 November 2021

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Summary

A review that places inflammation on a continuum, from the adaptive responses that maintain tissue function under stress to classic inflammation triggered by infection or injury. It offers a conceptual framework linking physiology and pathology that is useful for understanding chronic inflammatory disease.

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Medzhitov R. The spectrum of inflammatory responses. Science. 2021;374(6571):1070-1075. doi:10.1126/science.abi5200

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