«Hypoxia can occur for many reasons, but in early FOP flare - ups, we speculated that hypoxia might result from
the inflammatory microenvironment in lesions,» Kaplan said.
But mounting evidence implicates the immune system in the overproduction of cell - signalling molecules called cytokines, which stimulate skin cells called keratinocytes to express genes that maintain
an inflammatory microenvironment.
Not exact matches
It is believed that chronic wounds get stuck in an
inflammatory phase, with a low - oxygen
microenvironment and the persistent presence of enzymes that break down tissue proteins.
A specific genetic mutation in these cells results in
inflammatory injury to the
microenvironment and this control breaks down.
the role of the
microenvironment created by inflammation and the
inflammatory signaling molecules in the formation and progression of tumors
Similar to a pathogenic response to an invading bacterium, excess nutrients found in the obese adipose
microenvironment can lead to the pro-
inflammatory activation and phenotypic switch (from M2 resident to M1
inflammatory macrophage) of macrophage [24].