Term Name: | respiratory burst involved in inflammatory response |
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Synonyms: | oxidative burst during acute inflammatory response, production of reactive oxygen species during acute inflammatory response, respiratory burst involved in acute inflammatory response |
Definition: | A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases following a stimulus as part of an inflammatory response; this leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals, resulting in an increase in their intracellular or extracellular levels. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002536] QuickGO AmiGO |