Macrophages, which are cells whose name means 'big eaters' in Greek, release compounds called cytokines to signal immune reinforcements to a site of injury or infection.

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  A Double-Edged Sword: Inflammation and Your Health - Cedars-Sinai

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• A Double-Edged Sword: Inflammation and Your Health - Cedars-Sinai www.cedars-sinai.org Cedars-Sinai via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• injury concept
• infection concept
• cytokines concept
• macrophages concept