Inflammatory mediators like bradykinin and histamine cause small blood vessels in tissue to dilate, which increases blood flow to injured tissue, causing the area to turn red and feel hot.

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  In brief: What is an inflammation? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI - NIH

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• In brief: What is an inflammation? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• inflammation concept
• inflammatory mediators concept
• histamine-1 concept