Switching Off Key Signaling Survival Molecules to Switch On the Resolution of Inflammation

• Main Authors: Denise Alves Perez (Author), Juliana Priscila Vago (Author), Rayssa Maciel Athayde (Author), Alesandra Corte Reis (Author), Mauro Martins Teixeira (Author), Lirlândia Pires Sousa (Author), Vanessa Pinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inflammation is a physiological response of the immune system to injury or infection but may become chronic. In general, inflammation is self-limiting and resolves by activating a termination program named resolution of inflammation. It has been argued that unresolved inflammation may be the basis o...