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  2. List of types of inflammation by location - Wikipedia

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  3. List of inflammatory disorders - Wikipedia

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    7 Urinary system. 8 Reproductive system. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... List of inflammatory disorders.

  4. Inflammation - Wikipedia

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    Inflammation is a generic response, and therefore is considered a mechanism of innate immunity, whereas adaptive immunity is specific to each pathogen. [2] Inflammation is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators. The function of inflammation is to eliminate the initial cause of cell injury, clear out ...

  5. Type 2 inflammation - Wikipedia

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    Type 2 inflammation is a pattern of immune response. Its physiological function is to defend the body against helminths , but a dysregulation of the type 2 inflammatory response has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several diseases.

  6. Systemic inflammation - Wikipedia

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    Chronic systemic inflammation (SI) is the result of release of pro-inflammatory cytokines from immune-related cells and the chronic activation of the innate immune system.It can contribute to the development or progression of certain conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune and neurodegenerative ...

  7. Autoimmunity - Wikipedia

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    Human and animal trials suggest that omega-3 is an effective treatment modality for many cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Asthma, and Psoriasis. [46] While major depression is not necessarily an autoimmune disease, some of its physiological symptoms are inflammatory and autoimmune in nature.

  8. Complement system - Wikipedia

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    Scheme of the complement system. The complement system, also known as complement cascade, is a part of the humoral, innate immune system and enhances (complements) the ability of antibodies and phagocytic cells to clear microbes and damaged cells from an organism, promote inflammation, and attack the pathogen's cell membrane. [1]

  9. Rheumatoid arthritis - Wikipedia

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    The same review reported less inflammation but no difference in joint function. [180] A review examined the effect of marine oil omega-3 fatty acids on pro-inflammatory eicosanoid concentrations; leukotriene 4 (LTB 4) was lowered in people with rheumatoid arthritis but not in those with non-autoimmune chronic diseases. [181]