Inflammation is a protective response involving host cells, blood vessels, proteins and other mediators
• Inflammation is intended to eliminate the initial cause of cell injury, as well as the necrotic cells and tissue resulting from the original insult, and to initiate the process of repair
尽管炎症有助于清除感染和其他有害刺激并启动修复,但炎症反应和随后的修复过程本身会造成相当大的伤害,炎症反应的成分可能损伤正常组织
goal
to bring to the site of infection or tissue damage the cells and molecule of host defense that normally circulate in the blood
介质和细胞只有在对有害刺激作出反应时才被激活,而且是短暂的,当有害的因素被消除时就不活跃了,如果不迅速消除有害物质,结果可能是慢性炎症