A host response to a stimulus (e.g., allergic stimulus; pulmonary irritant) causing inflammation that can be fairly rapid onset (an acute inflammatory response), quickly becomes severe, usually manifested for only a few days, but may persist for several days or even a few weeks; or may begin with a relatively rapid onset or in a slow, insidious, and even unnoticed manner, may persist for several weeks, months, or years and may have a vague and indefinite termination (a chronic inflammatory response)- the host's tissues may respond in a manner that is not sufficient to overcome completely the continuing effects of the injuring agent.
A chemical reactions that occur in blood vessels and nearby tissues in response to an injury or abnormal stimulation caused by a physical, chemical, or biologic agent
an important component of the acute coronary syndromes
Complex response of tissues to injury, characterized by immune system activation and local production of toxic metabolites (designed to destroy invading organisms or materials). When excessive, this response damages surrounding healthy tissues.
A response to tissue injury or infection characterized by pain, heat, redness and swelling at the site of tissue damage and by fever. During this process, immune cells are recruited to the site of the damage where they help to promote healing. Although the inflammatory response is an important part of the body's defense system, it sometimes develops into a harmful chronic inflammatory process.
Redness, warmth, swelling, pain, and loss of function produced in response to infection, as the result of increased blood flow and an influx of immune cells and secretions.
A fundamental type of response by the body to disease and injury, a response characterized by the classical signs of "dolor, calor, rubor, and tumor " -- pain , heat (localized warmth), redness, and swelling. See the entire definition of Inflammatory response
The immune system’s normal response to tissue injury or abnormal stimulation caused by a physical, chemical, or biological substance. Immune system cells, if abnormally stimulated, can often cause further tissue damage while responding to the injured site.