Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are structural components of membrane phospholipids,
and influence cellular function via effects on membrane properties, and also by acting as a …

Today, persistent and uncontrolled inflammation is appreciated to play a pivotal role in many
diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic …

Interactions between the immune and nervous systems are of central importance in
neuropathic pain, a common and debilitating form of chronic pain caused by a lesion or …

Atherosclerosis is a lipid-driven inflammatory disease of the arterial intima in which the
balance of pro-inflammatory and inflammation-resolving mechanisms dictates the final …

Low-grade inflammation alters the homeostasis of the organism and favors the onset of
many chronic diseases. The global growth in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases …

The resolution of inflammation has emerged as a critical endogenous process that protects
host tissues from prolonged or excessive inflammation that can become chronic. Failure of …

Countless times each day, the acute inflammatory response protects us from invading
microbes, injuries, and insults from within, as in surgery-induced tissue injury. These …

Inflammation has been implicated in atrial fibrillation (AF), a very common and clinically
significant cardiac rhythm disturbance, but its precise role remains poorly understood. Work …

The physiological functions of the uterine endometrium (uterine lining) are preparation for
implantation, maintenance of pregnancy if implantation occurs, and menstruation in the …

Obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular disease are risk factors for
chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure. Chronic, low-grade inflammation is …