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1 Inflammation
1.1 Principles of inflammation
1.1.1 The response to injury and infection
1.1.2 Factors involved in cell damage
1.1.3 The phases of inflammation
1.2 Exudation and swelling
1.2.1 Fluid exudate
1.2.2 Cellular exudate
1.3 Cells participating in inflammation
1.3.1 Mast cells and basophils
1.3.2 Eosinophils
1.3.3 Neutrophils, central cells in acute inflammation
1.3.3.1 Neutrophil granules
1.3.3.2 Neutrophils in host defence
1.3.3.3 Neutrophils and host tissue damage
1.3.3.4 Free radicals produced by neutrophils
1.3.3.5 Regulation of neutrophil function
1.3.4 Macrophages and monocytes
1.3.4.1 Heterogeneity and activation of macrophages
1.3.4.2 Biological functions of macrophages
1.3.4.3 The role of macrophages in angiogenesis
1.4 Mediators of inflammation
1.4.1 Histamine and serotonin
1.4.2 Lipid mediators
1.4.3 Products of the complement system
1.4.4 The coagulation mechanism
1.4.5 Fibrinolysis
1.4.6 The kinin-forming system
1.4.7 Cytokines mediating inflammatory and effector functions
1.4.7.1 Chemokines
1.4.8 Chemotactic factors
1.4.9 The acute phase reactants
1.5 Molecular mechanisms of the acute cell-mediated inflammatory reaction
1.5.1 Adhesion molecules
1.5.2 Leukocyte mobility and chemotaxis
1.6 Categories of inflammation mediated by the immune system
1.6.1 Allergic (reaginic) acute inflammation
1.6.2 Acute inflammation mediated by cytotoxic antibodies
1.6.3 Acute inflammation mediated by immune complexes
1.6.4 Chronic inflammation (delayed-type of hypersensitivity reaction)
2 Fever
2.1 Regulation and control of body temperature
2.2 Pathogenesis of fever
2.3 Causes of fever
2.4 Progress of the fever and accompanying symptoms
2.5 Fever from the clinical point of view
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Tue Jun 27 14:33:11 MET DST 1995