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Targeting Interleukin-1 in Heart Disease

2013; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 128; Issue: 17 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1161/circulationaha.113.003199

1524-4539

Benjamín W. Van Tassell, Stefano Toldo, Eleonora Mezzaroma, Antonio Abbate,

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

I nflammation is a coordinated cellular-humoral response to injury.A close interaction between resident cells (ie, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and dendritic cells) and leukocytes regulates the initiation and resolution of the acute inflammatory response.Constitutive membrane and cytoplasmic receptors function as guardians that "signal the alarm" when activated by products of cell destruction or microbial invasion.This first-line innate immune response initiates a process of leukocyte mobilization from the bone marrow, recruitment to the "activated" endothelium, and migration to the site of tissue injury to prevent infection and to facilitate tissue repair.Although critical for many forms of repair, the inflammatory response may also become a mechanism for progressive injury, impaired healing, and disease.