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  1. Inflammation - Wikipedia

    Inflammation is a generic response, and therefore is considered a mechanism of innate immunity, not adaptive immunity. [2] It involves immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators. The …

  2. What Is Inflammation? Types, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

    Inflammation is your immune system’s response to injury or infection. It promotes healing but can harm you if it affects healthy tissues or goes on for too long.

  3. Inflammation | Definition, Symptoms, Treatment, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 13, 2025 · Inflammation, a response triggered by damage to living tissues. The inflammatory response functions to localize and eliminate injurious agents and to remove damaged tissue …

  4. What is Inflammation? Causes, Effects, Treatment - Harvard Health

    Mar 27, 2023 · Is inflammation helpful or harmful? It turns out inflammation is both good and bad. On the one hand, acute inflammation helps the body to repair tissue damage and fight infections. Yet there …

  5. What exactly is chronic inflammation — and when do we want to

    2 days ago · But inflammation isn’t all bad — it’s actually one of the most important things your body can do to fight infections and repair tissue. It is a flashing signal from your immune system.

  6. Inflammation: Causes, Treatment, and Impacts on Your Health

    Dec 6, 2025 · Inflammation, the body's response to harmful substances, causes symptoms like redness, swelling, and pain. Chronic cases may lead to diseases like asthma and heart disease.

  7. Inflammation: The Cause of All Diseases - PMC

    Inflammation is an essential biological process that serves as the body’s first line of defence against harmful stimuli, including pathogens, damaged cells, and irritants.

  8. Inflammation | Linus Pauling Institute | Oregon State University

    Inflammation, the immune response of body tissues to injury or infection, is an important component of innate immunity. The inflammatory process involves a complex biological cascade of molecular and …

  9. Understanding Inflammation: The Root of Many Diseases

    Jun 1, 2025 · In this way, chronic inflammation acts as a silent saboteur—a slow burn that contributes to some of the most debilitating diseases of modern life, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, …

  10. What is Inflammation?: The Center for Inflammation Science and …

    The term “inflammation” refers to the complex process by which the body’s innate immune system responds to harmful stimuli such as trauma, toxins and invading pathogens such as bacteria and …