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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
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