"Inflammation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.
| Descriptor ID |
D007249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.470
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Inflammation".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Inflammation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Inflammation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2013 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2017 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2021 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2022 | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| 2023 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Inflammation" by people in Profiles.
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Emerging Role of TRP Channels in Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis. Cells. 2026 Feb 05; 15(3).
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NF-?B (p65, p50), IL-18, and IL-10 as Therapeutic Targets in Prostate Cancer and BPH: Molecular Insights into Inflammation-Driven Pathogenesis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2026 Jan 01; 27(1):381-388.
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The kynurenine pathway in pediatric "mild-to-moderate" traumatic brain injury: translational insights from a prospective human study and a large-animal model. Brain Behav Immun. 2026 Jan; 131:106189.
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Maternal Western diet increases inflammatory markers and decreases barrier function of offspring in Papio anubis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2025 Aug 01; 329(2):G344-G359.
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Radiation Promotes Acute and Chronic Damage to Adipose Tissue. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Jun 12; 26(12).
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Exercise induces dynamic changes in intra-articular metabolism and inflammation associated with remodeling of the infrapatellar fat pad in mice. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 18; 15(1):2428.
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Oklahoma nitrone-007 is an effective anticancer therapeutic agent targeting inflammatory and immune metabolism pathways in endometrial cancer. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2025 Jan; 392(1):100004.
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Increased white blood cell?in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders. Addict Biol. 2024 Nov; 29(11):e70000.
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Aging- and alcohol-associated spatial transcriptomic signature in mouse acute pancreatitis?reveals heterogeneity of inflammation and potential pathogenic factors. J Mol Med (Berl). 2024 08; 102(8):1051-1061.
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Obesity-associated microbiomes instigate visceral adipose tissue inflammation by recruitment of distinct neutrophils. Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 27; 15(1):5434.