Article Figures & Tables
Figures
Fig. 1: The delicate balance for an appropriate host response to infection. Either an excessive or an insufficient response may lead to death or disability.
Fig. 2: Selected aspects of the inflammatory response to infection. The opportunities to regulate specific steps of the inflammatory cascade are numbered as follows: 1, inhibition of endothelial-adhesion receptors; 2, inhibition of neutrophiladhesion receptors; 3, inhibition of excess nitric oxide production; 4, free radical and superoxide scavengers; 5, blockade of neutrophil proteases; 6, prevention of further neutrophil recruitment; 7, blockade of upstream cytokine activation. ICAM = intercellular adhesion molecule-1.