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In vivo Imaging Method to Distinguish Acute and Chronic Inflammation
Published on: August 16, 2013
Burning magnesium, a sparkle in acute inflammation: gleams from experimental models
Sara Castiglioni1, Alessandra Cazzaniga1, Laura Locatelli1
1Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche L. Sacco, Università di Milano, Milano, I-20157, Italy.
Abstract:
Magnesium contributes to the regulation of inflammatory responses. Here, we focus on the role of magnesium in acute inflammation. Although present knowledge is incomplete to delineate an accurate scenario and a schedule of the events occurring under magnesium deficiency, it emerges that low magnesium status favors the induction of acute inflammation by sensitizing sentinel cells to the noxious agent, and then by participating to the orchestration of the vascular and cellular events that characterize the process.
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