The body's response to persistent inflammation in a specific organ is the development of scar tissue or fibrosis, which can occur in the heart, lung, liver, kidneys, or bowel and reduce organ function.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: University of Florida
  The Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine

Sources

• The Center for Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine wertheim.scripps.ufl.edu University of Florida via serper

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• heart concept
• kidney concept
• liver concept
• lung concept
• scar tissue concept
• fibrosis concept