Inflammation is the body's protective biological response to injury, infection, or harmful stimuli, mounted by the immune and vascular systems to eliminate the cause of damage, clear injured tissue, and initiate repair. The classic features, redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function, arise from increased b…
Inflammation is the body's protective biological response to injury, infection, or harmful stimuli, mounted by the immune and vascular systems to eliminate the cause of damage, clear injured tissue, and initiate repair. The classic features, redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function, arise from increased blood flow, vascular permeability, and the accumulation of fluid and immune cells at the affected site. Acute inflammation is rapid and usually self-limiting, whereas chronic inflammation persists and contributes to a wide range of diseases, including metabolic, cardiovascular, and autoimmune disorders relevant to diabetes and its study. At the molecular level, inflammation is orchestrated by signalling pathways, cytokines, and transcription factors, and is shaped by genetic, dietary, and environmental factors. Research relevant to this field examines links between metabolic pathways, such as the kynurenine pathway and vitamin B6, and inflammatory and depressive states, the analysis of transcription-factor binding and polymorphisms associated with inflammatory and cardiovascular risk, and the role of inflammation in autoimmune disease and in settings such as the lung and eye. Dietary modulation of inflammation, including the effects of omega-3 fatty acids and natural anti-inflammatory agents, is a recurring theme. Study of inflammation spans its molecular mechanisms, its resolution and dysregulation, its contribution to chronic metabolic and cardiovascular disease, and the genetic and nutritional factors that influence inflammatory status.
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