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Stress, Inflammation, and Defense of Homeostasis

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Chovatiya, Raj, Medzhitov, Ruslan·2014·Molecular Cell

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Inflammation is traditionally considered a defense response induced by infection or injury. However, inflammation can also be induced by tissue stress and malfunction in the absence of infection or overt tissue damage. Here we discuss the relationship between homeostasis, stress responses, and inflammation. Stress responses have cell-autonomous and cell-extrinsic components, the latter contributing to tissue level adaptation to stress conditions. Inflammation can be thought of as the extreme end of a spectrum that ranges from homeostasis to stress response to bona fide inflammatory response. Inflammation can be triggered by two types of stimuli: extreme deviations of homeostasis or challenges that cause a disruption of homeostasis. This perspective may help to explain qualitative differences and functional outcomes of diverse inflammatory responses.

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Authors
Chovatiya, R., & Medzhitov, R.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Medzhitov, Ruslan
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-04
Volume
54
Issue
2
Pages
281-288
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1975024842
Cited by
704
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Blavatnik Family Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (AI046688)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007205)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R37AI046688, AI046688)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › NF-κB Signaling Pathways
Keywords
inflammation, homeostasis, tissue stress, stress response, tissue adaptation
MeSH terms
Gene Expression Regulation, HeLa Cells, Homeostasis, Humans, Inflammation, Models, Biological, Stress, Physiological

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