IMMUNOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE REPAIR PROCESS

Abstract

Currently, many antioxidants, catalase inhibitors, superoxide dismutase and xanthine oxidase inhibitors, as well as a new class of agents called 21-aminosteroids with antioxidant properties, are used for clinical purposes. T cells also play an important role in the repair process. They accumulate in the area of damage, causing a shift in the helper/suppressor ratio towards T helpers. Monocytes/macrophages activated by T-helper mediators secrete fibrogenic cytokines that cause fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis.