Vet World   Vol.11   May-2018  Article-9

Review Article

Veterinary World, 11(5): 627-635

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2018.627-635

The crucial roles of inflammatory mediators in inflammation: A review

L. A. Abdulkhaleq1,2, M. A. Assi3,4, Rasedee Abdullah5, M. Zamri-Saad5, Y. H. Taufiq-Yap6, and M. N. M. Hezmee4
1. Department of Pathology and Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq.
2. Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
3. Department of Community Health, College of Health and Medical Techniques, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Iraq.
4. Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
5. Department of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sains, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

Background and Aim: The inflammatory response is a crucial aspect of the tissues' responses to deleterious inflammogens. This complex response involves leukocytes cells such as macrophages, neutrophils, and lymphocytes, also known as inflammatory cells. In response to the inflammatory process, these cells release specialized substances which include vasoactive amines and peptides, eicosanoids, proinflammatory cytokines, and acute-phase proteins, which mediate the inflammatory process by preventing further tissue damage and ultimately resulting in healing and restoration of tissue function. This review discusses the role of the inflammatory cells as well as their by-products in the mediation of inflammatory process. A brief insight into the role of natural anti-inflammatory agents is also discussed. The significance of this study is to explore further and understand the potential mechanism of inflammatory processes to take full advantage of vast and advanced anti-inflammatory therapies. This review aimed to reemphasize the importance on the knowledge of inflammatory processes with the addition of newest and current issues pertaining to this phenomenon.

Keywords: chemokines, cytokines, inflammatory mediators, inflammatory response.

How to cite this article: Abdulkhaleq LA, Assi MA, Abdullah R, Zamri-Saad M, Taufiq Yap YH, Hezmee MNM (2018) The crucial roles of inflammatory mediators in inflammation: A review, Veterinary World, 11(5): 627-635.

Received: 24-01-2018  Accepted: 10-04-2018     Published online: 15-05-2018

Corresponding author: Rasedee Abdullah   E-mail: rasedee@upm.edu.my

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.627-635

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