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. 2010 Mar 19;140(6):771-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.006.

Inflammation 2010: new adventures of an old flame

Ruslan Medzhitov  1
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Inflammation 2010: new adventures of an old flame

Ruslan Medzhitov. Cell. .
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Abstract

Inflammation is an essential immune response that enables survival during infection or injury and maintains tissue homeostasis under a variety of noxious conditions. Inflammation comes at the cost of a transient decline in tissue function, which can in turn contribute to the pathogenesis of diseases of altered homeostasis.

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