An excessive number of cytokines can create high levels of inflammation in the body—so much so that it can even be fatal. A cascade of cytokines affects several organs, such as the lungs ...

This chronic inflammatory response also serves to activate a cytokine cascade, however, resulting in the recruitment of smooth muscle cells into the area and the formation of a necrotic lipid pool ...

Inflammatory responses in the livers of COX2 TG mice included activation of nuclear factor κB, induction of a proinflammatory cytokine cascade and macrophage infiltration. Importantly ...