title: Mechanisms of inflammation and leukocyte activation.
abstract: This article reviews the current status of the knowledge of mechanisms of activating inflammatory responses. It also describes inflammatory mediators, adhesion proteins, the inflammatory process itself, and the molecular mechanisms controlling inflammatory cell activation and regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Immunology, School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haribabu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Snyderman
mesh_terms: D017951:Antigen Presentation; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000276:immunology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008967:Molecular Biology; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators