New form of inflammation

University scientists have discovered a previously unknown way in which white blood cells cope with injury and infection. Fighting infection. It was previously assumed that when tissue becomes injured or infected, white blood cells enter the tissue via the bloodstream to repair and protect it from further damage. This process causes the area to become inflamed. The new findings show that the cells are capable of carrying out a triage process locally. They do this by rapidly dividing within the tissues to form a protective layer, without relying on white blood cells from the blood stream. Better understanding.