Huge numbers of neutrophils gather at the site of this process.
In response to this process, concentrations of acute-phase proteins like CRP increase. This response is mediated by leukotrienes. Diseases principally caused by this process include atherosclerosis and Crohn's disease. Huge numbers of neutrophils gather at the site of this process. At the beginning of this process, the granules in basophils and mast cells release (*) histamine. Diseases involving this process end in "itis," and allergies cause this to happen for no good reason. This condition is the principal target of NSAID painkillers like ibuprofen and aspirin. For 10 points, name this response to damage, infection, or irritation, which results in heat, swelling, and redness.
In response to this process, concentrations of acute-phase proteins like CRP increase.
inflammation [or inflammatory response; prompt on anything involving an "immune" response; if they answer with "infection," "injury," "allergic" response or "allergies," prompt by saying "They want something more general."]