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--> Inflammation is important in many diseases, yet it is hard to find current information on the pertinent cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammation. This book is a current and authoritative review of various aspects of inflammation in mammalian organisms. Basic principles, including regulation by cytokines, lipid mediators, reactive oxygen species and leukocyte recruitment are followed by chapters on integrative aspects of inflammation, such as neutrophil extracellular traps, sepsis and granulomatous inflammation. --> Contents: TNF Superfamily in Inflammation (Marisol Veny, Richard Virgen-Slane and Carl F Ware) Complement as a Mediator of Inflammation (B Paul Morgan) Lipids and Inflammation (Valerie B O'Donnell, Robert C Murphy and Garret A FitzGerald) Reactive Oxygen Species (Ulla G Knaus) Leukocyte Adhesion (Klaus Ley and Zhichao Fan) Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (Tobias A Fuchs, Abdul Hakkim and Constantin F Urban) Sepsis (Jamison J Grailer, Matthew J Delano and Peter A Ward) Granulomatous Inflammation (Marc Hilhorst, Gene Hunder, Jörg Goronzy and Cornelia Weyand) --> --> Readership: Graduate students, medical doctors/ practitioners, researchers, pathologists and nutritionists in medicine and healthcare. --> Keywords:Cytokines;IL-1;TNF;Lipid Mediators;Bradykinin and Neuropeptides;Leukocyte Adhesion;Angiogenesis;Degranulation;Antimicrobial Peptides;Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs);Pharmacologic Modulation of Inflammation;Sepsis;Complement;Oxygen Radicals;Reperfusion Injury;Resolution of Inflammation;Atherosclerosis;Granulomatous Inflammation;Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseReview: Key Features: Up-to-date resource Comprehensive review of the various facets of inflammation