Research Article
factors. According to the danger theory, the immune system has the ability to verify “safe” and “dangerous” factors, thus explaining immune reactions caused by tissue damage, referred to as “sterile inflammation”, but also occurring during the infection. It is believed that the fundamental elements in danger theory are dangerous molecules i.e. – damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which are released from damaged or dead tissue and cells. They are
Agata Poniewierska-Baran,
Beata Tokarz-Deptuła,
Wiesław Deptuła
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology , ISSUE 4, 328–337