IMMUNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Your immune system sends out its first responders: inflammatory cells and cytokines (substances that stimulate more inflammatory cells). These cells begin an inflammatory response to trap bacteria and other offending agents or start healing injured tissue.

Detailed explanation-2: -When inflammation happens, chemicals from your body’s white blood cells enter your blood or tissues to protect your body from invaders. This raises the blood flow to the area of injury or infection.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Acute inflammation is how your body fights infections and helps speed up the healing process, ‘’ says Dr. Shmerling. “In this way, inflammation is good because it protects the body.” This process works the same if you have a virus like a cold or the flu.

Detailed explanation-4: -Inflammation is an important component of the innate immune response, which is the body’s first line of defense against infection. Inflammatory mediators enhance the responses of immune cells to potential infections, by: Increasing blood flow and movement of immune cells into the inflamed tissue.

Detailed explanation-5: -Inflammation occurs in response to physical trauma, intense heat and irritating chemicals, as well as to infection by viruses and bacteria. The inflammatory response: (1) prevents the spread of damaging agents to nearby tissues (2) disposes of cell debris and pathogens and (3) sets the stage for the repair process.

Detailed explanation-6: -When it’s good, it fights off foreign invaders, heals injuries and mops up debris. But when it’s bad, inflammation ignites a long list of disorders: arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, blindness, cancer, diabetes and, quite possibly, autism and mental illness.