pro-inflammatory
- s tending to cause inflammation
- In biopsies of women undergoing cesarean sections, Scottish researchers found large numbers of pro-inflammatory white blood cells in the cervixes of women who had begun labor.
- Chicken is high in arachidonic acid, a pro-inflammatory fatty acid.
- Another class of chemicals, the pro-inflammatory cytokines, have also been implicated in osteoporosis and diabetes, but their role is less clear.