On contact with pathogens specialized sentinel cells of the immune system release cytokines and other proinflammatory mediators in order to initiate a local and acute response by activating surrounding tissue cells and recruiting leukocytes to the site of infection.
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(2005). Acute Inflammation. In: Vohr, HW. (eds) Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27806-0_14
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