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Biologic Control of Injury and Inflammation: Much More than Too Little or Too Late

Guirao, Xavier, Lowry, Stephen F.·1996·World Journal of Surgery

Abstract

A generalized host inflammatory response is necessary to orchestrate the maintenance or recovery of tissue repair and immune competence following severe injury or infection. When excessive in initial magnitude or duration, however, these otherwise beneficial inflammatory processes may eventuate in deterioration rather than restoration of homeostasis. Although the adverse consequences of excessive inflammatory stimuli may be acutely evident, their influences are more often insidious. A complex cascade of endogenously derived proinflammatory mediators are currently hypothesized to be responsible for both the beneficial and the adverse sequelae of infection and injury. The cytokine proteins tumor necrosis factor and interleukin 1 have been most widely studied as potential targets for antagonist intervention in both experimental models and prospective clinical trials. Preclinical evidence supporting these approaches is briefly discussed herein, as are the results of clinical trials attempting to modulate cytokine influences in the presence of sepsis. The present discussion focuses on potential insights gained from these investigations and the evolving appreciation for the importance of cytokine counterregulatory mechanisms. Examples of potentially complex interactions between inflammatory cytokines and infection‐induced antagonist proteins or counterregulatory hormones are provided. It is hypothesized that a sustained imbalance among these proinflammatory and counterregulatory influences may be a critical determinant of outcome in patients with severe infection.

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Authors
Guirao, X., & Lowry, S. F.
Affiliations
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
Venue
World Journal of Surgery
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1996-05
Volume
20
Issue
4
Pages
437-446
ISSN
  • 0364-2313 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2323
OpenAlex
W2035192249
Cited by
102
References
80
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 2
FWCI
5.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • World Journal of Surgery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM-34695)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
Keywords
host inflammatory response, injuries, infection, sepsis, cytokines, TNF-α, interleukin-1, cytokine antagonists, counterregulatory hormones, pro-inflammatory mediators, tissue repair, immunocompetence, cytokine imbalance
MeSH terms
Animals, Clinical Trials as Topic, Critical Care, Homeostasis, Humans, Immunocompetence, Multiple Organ Failure, Multiple Trauma, Wound Healing, Survival Rate, Cytokines, Treatment Outcome, Inflammation Mediators

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