Inflammation

Psoriasis is a skin condition that involves the immune system, resulting in inflammation, and has the characteristic appearance of silver scales that arise from increased proliferation of the keratinocytes in the epidermal layer [58, 59]. Psoriasis is typically treated with topical steroid medications or with vitamin D analogue medications such as calcipotriol as well as with moisturizing agents [58]. The treatment of psoriasis also includes systemic medications that suppress the immune system…

A B S T R A C T Ethnopharmacological relevance: Inula britannica L. (IBL) is a predominant medicinal plant traditionally utilized in the treatments of arthritis and back pain in Iranian folk medicine. Aim of the study: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the analgesic effects of Inula britannica L. flower essential oil (IBLEO) and one of its major constituents, Patuletin (Pn), in male mice. Materials and Methods: In this study, we used pain assessment tests including acetic…

system starts attacking our own body, mistaking body tissues as foreign invader. In this case, immune system mistakenly attacked the joints and cause stiffness and inflammation to the connective tissue inside the joints called synovium. Synovium function as making fluid that lubricates joints and help the tissues move smoothly. The inflammation results the tissue to thicken, swelling, puffy, and excessive pain occur around the joints. Besides that,…

is either a natural product, pharmaceutical preparation or chemical substance. Anti-inflammatory drugs are used for treating inflammation which is characterized by four cardinal signs: redness, pain, swelling and warmth. Most of anti-inflammatory drugs work by inhibiting prostaglandins secretion. Prostaglandins are the chemicals that responsible for promoting inflammation, fever and pain. They are produced by cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme which are C0X-1 and COX-2 enzymes. Both COX-1 and COX-2…

Also referred to as tendinitis, tendonitis refers to the irritation or inflammation of a tendon. Tendons are e thick cords that connect bones to muscles in the body. Causes of Tendonitis Tendonitis mostly results from repetitive minor impact on an area or sudden injury. Some of the activities known to cause tendonitis include raking, gardening, cleaning house, carpentry, throwing and pitching, skiing, golfing, playing tennis, painting, scrubbing, and shoveling among others. The wrong posture…

ages are affect. But, it seems to be more dominant in people between the ages of 14 – 35, including those that smoke cigarettes, family members with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Jewish descent. Crohn’s disease is chronic, causing abnormal inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, affecting the end of the small intestine to the beginning of large intestine. It affects the mental and physical capacity of the individual, causing one to feel worthless and depressed because of the…

Contact Dermatitis Dermatitis is redness, soreness, and swelling (inflammation) of the skin. Contact dermatitis is a reaction to certain substances that touch the skin. There are two types of contact dermatitis: • Irritant contact dermatitis. This type is caused by something that irritates your skin. This type does not require previous exposure to the substance for a reaction to occur. This type is more common. • Allergic contact dermatitis. This type is caused by a substance that you are…

Furthering, smoking is a strong predictor of unsuccessful periodontal therapy and smokers have less favorable clinical response than nonsmokers (161). Also, patients with acute oral infection, faulty fixed or removable prosthesis causing mucosal inflammation, pregnancy or lactation also were excluded as may interfere with the study design or the accuracy of the…

evidence suggests that lung/kidney interactions are involved both in AKI-associated acute lung injury (ALI) and renal consequences of acute respiratory failure. Positive pressure ventilation, changes in PaCO2 and PaO2 levels along with systemic inflammation participate in the renal response to acute respiratory failure. Positive pressure ventilation may modify venous return, cardiac after-load and may decrease cardiac output along with decreased renal blood flow, in glomerular filtration rate…

There are a variety of medications used to treat rosacea. Some of them are topical creams that you spread on your skin and others are oral medications. Your doctor may want to try antibiotics or acne drugs. The goal of the medication is to reduce inflammation and swelling so the redness of your skin subsides and the small bumps reduce in size. Since there are several medications to choose from, you may need to try a few different ones before you find something that works well. Consider Laser…