Inflammation and mediators of lung injury.
This article covers the major pathways involved in acute inflammation in mammals with a particular emphasis on their relevance to the bovine species. It focuses on the potential and proven contributions of these systems to pulmonary defense mechanisms and lung pathology. The article also points out what is known and where gaps in our information exist as well as promising areas for research in the coming years.
D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001491:Basophils / Q000502:physiology; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000502:physiology; D002631:Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil / Q000502:physiology; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005176:Factor XIII / Q000502:physiology; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D007705:Kinins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000502:physiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000166:cytology
D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D002631:Chemotactic Factors, Eosinophil; D007705:Kinins; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D005176:Factor XIII