Nat Med: effective control of chronic inflammation or promising treatment of many human diseases

December 10, 2019 / bioun / - recently, in a research report published in the international journal Nature Medicine, scientists from 22 institutions such as the University of California said through research that early diagnosis, prevention and treatment of severe chronic inflammation can effectively reduce the risk of chronic disease or even death in the population Photo source: according to cc0 public domain researchers, inflammatory related diseases are the cause of 50% of the global population's deaths; inflammation is a natural immune response, that is, the immune system helps to resist diseases and infections When it becomes chronic inflammation, it will increase the risk of potentially fatal diseases In the study, researchers revealed how persistent and severe inflammation play a key role in a variety of diseases, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases Researchers want to focus on identifying new ways to better diagnose and treat severe chronic inflammation, which can not only help prolong life, but also reduce the number of people with chronic diseases and improve their health worldwide In addition, researchers say it's important to make people aware of the risk factors for chronic inflammation, including obesity, lack of exercise, social isolation, chronic stress, and lack of sleep If we can recognize these risk factors, we may be able to effectively control these factors to help reduce the risk of chronic inflammation Researchers want to search for new biomarkers and substances in the body, so as to help clinicians screen, diagnose and treat severe chronic inflammation At present, researchers only recognize a small number of biomarkers that can induce inflammation For example, high levels of C-reactive protein, which is present in plasma, and hundreds of substances in the body's immune system that can help indicate the presence of chronic inflammation, have not been elucidated by researchers Finally, the researcher said that inflammation is not only the cause of health problems, but also a variety of psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, positive mental separation, self harm, etc Therefore, the later researchers will continue to conduct in-depth research to find a new effective treatment for chronic inflammation Original source: David Furman et al Chronic information in the ecology of disease across the life span, Nature Medicine (2019) Doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0675-0