Table of Contents:
  • Historical Survey of Definitions and Concepts of Inflammation
  • References
  • The Inflammatory Reaction
  • 1 A Brief History of Inflammation
  • 2 The Sequence of Early Events
  • 3 Mononuclear Phagocytes in Inflammation
  • 4 The Adhesion, Locomotion, and Chemotaxis of Leucocytes
  • 5 Platelet Aggregation Mechanisms and Their Implications in Haemostasis and Inflammatory Disease
  • 6 Regeneration and Repair
  • 7 Immunological and Para-Immunological Aspects of Inflammation
  • 8 The Release of Hydrolytic Enzymes From Phagocytic and Other Cells Participating in Acute and Chronic Inflammation
  • 9 Lysosomal Enzymes
  • 10 Lymphokines
  • Inflammatory Mediators Released From Cells
  • 11 Histamine, 5-Hydroxytryptamine, SRS-A: Discussion of Type I Hypersensitivity (Anaphylaxis)
  • 12 Prostaglandins and Related Compounds
  • Inflammatory Mediators Generated by Activation of Plasma Systems
  • 13 Complement
  • 14 Bradykinin-System
  • 15 Endogenous Modulators of the Inflammatory Response
  • Contribution of the Inflammatory Mediators to the Signs and Symptoms of Inflammation
  • 16 Inflammatory Mediators and Vascular Events
  • 17 Pain and Inflammatory Mediators
  • 18 Prostaglandins and Body Temperature
  • Author Index.