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Inflammation

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Definition: A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.  IM general inflammatory process; look for specific inflamm dis in MeSH as -ITIS; NIM as coord for organ /dis not in MeSH as -ITIS; /drug ther: consider also ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS & its specifics; ACUTE PHASE REACTION (an early local inflammatory react   
See Also Acute-Phase Reaction; Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Examples Acute-Phase Reaction; Foreign-Body Reaction; Neurogenic Inflammation; Seroma; Serositis; Suppuration; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome 		Other names Inflammations
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Prostasan  0   *Plant Extracts Inflammation/drug therapy Cell Proliferation/drug effects. Phytother Res. 2012 Feb;26(2):259-64
Rasmussen subacute encephalitis  0   *Encephalitis *Inflammation.
Casp11 protein, rat  EC 3.4.22.-   *Caspases Inflammation Apoptosis.
Casp11 protein, mouse  EC 3.4.22.-   *Caspases Inflammation Apoptosis. J Biol Chem 1996 Aug 23;271(34):20580-7
methylnicotinate  93-60-7   *Nicotinic Acids Anti-Inflammatory Agents Erythema Inflammation. Contact Dermatitis 1996 Oct;35(4):237-40

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