Compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome

• Published in: Thrombosis and haemostasis Vol. 101; no. 1; p. 36
• Main Authors: Adib-Conquy, Minou, Cavaillon, Jean-Marc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological - immunology; Animals; Apoptosis; Disease Models, Animal; Endotoxins - immunology; Gene Expression Regulation; Humans; Inflammation Mediators - blood; Leukocytes - immunology; Leukocytes - pathology; Lymphocytes - immunology; Monocytes - immunology; Neutrophils - immunology; Sepsis - genetics; Sepsis - immunology; Sepsis - pathology; Sepsis - prevention & control; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - genetics; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - immunology; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - pathology; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - prevention & control

The concept of 'Compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome' (CARS) was proposed in 1997 by Roger Bone (1941-1997) to qualify the consequences of the counter-regulatory mechanisms initiated to limit the overzealous inflammatory process in patients with infectious (sepsis) or non-infec...