1Reader, Department of Periodontitis, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Preethe Paddmanabhan Reader, Department of Periodontitis, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Tamilnadu, India
Online published on 4 April, 2020.
The lipoxins include lipoxin A and lipoxin B. The appearance of these molecules signals the resolution of inflammation. Lipoxins are lipoxygenase derived eicosanoids and are generated from arachidonic acid. They are highly potent, possessing biologic activity at very low concentration, and inhibit neutrophil recruitment, chemotaxis, and adhesion.
Lipoxin, anti-inflammatory, resolution of inflammation, anti-fibrotic, leukocytes, mesangial cells
