Sometimes the title is everything, and I really like this one. It prompted me to read up a little at Wikipedia and I liked this:
Inflammation is not a synonym for infection. Even in cases where inflammation is caused by infection, the two are not synonymous: infection is caused by an exogenous pathogen, while inflammation is one of the responses of the organism to the pathogen.
I wound up thinking about both the healthy immune response as well as Cytokine storms and autoimmune diseases.
The orange/red has an angry face look to it that makes me want to laugh if I think too much about it (sorry!). The border between "them" is amorphous and benevolence or malevolence of both "entities" is questionable.
I'm very interested in the Hygiene Hypothesis and I imagine that my allergies are basically inflammation caused by immune overreaction to pollen due to a deficiency of intestinal parasites. I also imagine that is a possible cause of your Celiac Disease. Do you know much about Helminthic therapy?
yum
ReplyDeleteSometimes the title is everything, and I really like this one. It prompted me to read up a little at Wikipedia and I liked this:
ReplyDeleteInflammation is not a synonym for infection. Even in cases where inflammation is caused by infection, the two are not synonymous: infection is caused by an exogenous pathogen, while inflammation is one of the responses of the organism to the pathogen.
I wound up thinking about both the healthy immune response as well as Cytokine storms and autoimmune diseases.
The orange/red has an angry face look to it that makes me want to laugh if I think too much about it (sorry!). The border between "them" is amorphous and benevolence or malevolence of both "entities" is questionable.
I'm very interested in the Hygiene Hypothesis and I imagine that my allergies are basically inflammation caused by immune overreaction to pollen due to a deficiency of intestinal parasites. I also imagine that is a possible cause of your Celiac Disease. Do you know much about Helminthic therapy?
Mike