inflammatory response
Body's defense mechanism
The inflammatory response is the body's defensive reaction to injury, infection, or irritation.
Blood vessels dilate and become more permeable, allowing immune cells to reach damaged tissue—producing the classic signs of redness, heat, swelling, and pain.
This response helps isolate threats and initiate healing, though excessive or chronic inflammation can itself cause harm.
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- histaminesImmune signaling compounds
- painBodily or emotional distress
- complement proteinsPlasma pathogen-destruction system
heat · cytokines · macrophages · neutrophils · innate immunity · sepsis · interleukins · vasodilation · sting · immune system · edema · rheumatoid arthritis · autoimmune disease · prostaglandins · allergic · allergic reaction · corticosteroids · infection
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, goosebumps
- healingmeditation, emotional healing, yoga, tissue repair, mindfulness
- immunityimmune, immunity, immune system, immune cells, antibodies
- Cancer Metabolismglycolysis, lactate, oncogenes, hypoxia
- NF-kB Signaling
- painache, pain, agony, hurt, hurting
inflammatory responsehealing
Restoration of health
tissue repair · wound healing · tissue regeneration · resolution · recovery