"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".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Inflammation".
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 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2001 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2008 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 2009 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2010 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2011 | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 2012 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 2013 | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 2014 | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| 2015 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| 2016 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 2017 | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 2018 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 2019 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2020 | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| 2021 | 14 | 32 | 46 |
| 2022 | 2 | 46 | 48 |
| 2023 | 3 | 49 | 52 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2025 | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| 2026 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Inflammation" by people in Profiles.
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AKI as a systemic syndrome and its impact on other organ systems. Crit Care. 2026 Aug 22; 30(1).
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Chronic Aseptic Myometritis: A Mechanistic Framework Linking Sterile Myometrial Inflammation to Uterine Fibroid Initiation and a Roadmap for Primary Prevention. Cells. 2026 Aug 17; 15(16).
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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Linking Mood Disorders, HPA Axis Dysregulation, and Neurocognitive Inflammation to Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders. Biomolecules. 2026 Aug 12; 16(8).
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Spermine oxidase promotes oxidative stress during islet inflammation. J Biol Chem. 2026 Sep; 302(9):113412.
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Circulating PEG-indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase ameliorates diverse inflammatory diseases without toxicity or compromising immunocompetence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jul 14; 123(28):e2602536123.
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Oxygen extremes, inflammation, and neonatal breathing. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2026 Aug-Sep; 344:104610.
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Inflammatory genital strain of Chlamydia trachomatis elicits a Th17 immune response. J Immunol. 2026 Jun 07; 215(6).
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Inflammation-driven transcriptional reprogramming in prostate cancer: Convergence of NF?B, JAK/STAT3, and epigenetic remodeling in castration-resistant disease. Cancer Lett. 2026 Sep 01; 655:218647.
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Mitochondrial double-stranded RNA fuels pancreatic cancer growth via RIG-I/TLR3 inflammation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 May 05; 123(18):e2528281123.
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Inflammaging in aged tissues drives remodeling of the CD8+ T cell compartment. Cell Rep. 2026 May 26; 45(5):117303.