The "Inflammatory response"

Hi Sophie!
So we are looking at defining what the :inflammatory response" is in reference to the periodontium.

We took another lok at Wolf and Hassell yesterday, and according to page 41, "Host response- Mechansims and Participants," the following were listed as "inflammatory cells":
-PMNs, which include neutrophils, eosinophilic granulocytes, basophilic granulocytes AND
-thromocytes

We decided to revise these cells, and Leticia is about to blog what we found on an internet search.

I guess now our problem lies in this -
THE INFLAMMATORY PROCESS itself. WE understand inflammation is an INNATE response, with an initial ACUTE stage, and later CHRONIC stage if left unresolved. In the ACUTE stage, the cells above are the "major players," but in the chronic stage, it seems that macrophages and acquired immune response becomes involved (T cells, B cells), and this is where we have to remove ourselves. regardless, we would like to form a flow chart of both acute and chronic stage of inflammation. We had access to one last year, but are unable to access it now, as it seems that human biology content has been blocked from second year (we tried the pencil thing). We also felt that we did not completely understand inflammation last year anyway.