A natural defense mechanism against invading organisms and tissue injury is inflammation. In acute inflammation, the pathogen or inflammatory mediators are cleared away and homeostasis is reached, however in chronic inflammatory states, this resolving response is impaired, leading to chronic inflammation and tissue damage. It is now widely believed that an impaired resolution of inflammation is a major contributing factor to the progression of a number of devastating ...
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Using Pro-Resolving Nanomedicines for Clearing Up Inflammation
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