How to Use pro-inflammatory in a Sentence

pro-inflammatory

adjective
  • The release of pro-inflammatory cytokines can lead to chronic, low-grade inflammation throughout the body.
    — Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • One area of focus is the clearance of senescent cells—cells that have ceased dividing but continue to secrete pro-inflammatory factors.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But the same body of work shows pro-inflammatory bacteria climbing with age in other centenarians.
    — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
  • But the same body of work shows pro-inflammatory bacteria climbing with age in other centenarians.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
  • In addition to this, tissue samples taken from the meat-eating mice showed higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the lining of the colon.
    — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Normal obesity causes macrophages in fat tissue to shift toward a pro-inflammatory state, which drives insulin resistance.
    — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Some pro-inflammatory bacteria also rise with extreme age, so the science is not a clean story of more Bifidobacterium meaning a longer life.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
  • Large-scale reviews have found that people with depression often have less microbial diversity and higher levels of pro-inflammatory species.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Omega-3s, on the other hand, help regulate your immune system and reduce the production of pro-inflammatory molecules.
    — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Lower levels of pro-inflammatory T helper 17 (TH17) cells were found in the lymph nodes, which drain synovial fluid, and the joints.
    — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, a couple of those genes provide the blueprint for additional transcription factors, which then switch on pro-inflammatory genes.
    — New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The key to these advances has been the development of certain biologics that target key pathways in the immune system and selectively block the activity of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
    — Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • What’s more, anthocyanins inhibit and suppress pro-inflammatory pathways from causing inflammation, notes Ehsani.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
  • Alcohol also increases the production of pro-inflammatory proteins like TNF-α.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Omega-6 fatty acids are generally pro-inflammatory.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Research shows a strong link between HS severity and metabolic factors like obesity and insulin resistance, which contribute to a chronic pro-inflammatory state.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 May 2026
  • Your Inflammation Increases The changes in the gut microbiome and permeability caused by a high-sugar diet are pro-inflammatory.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026
  • Sustained activation of the sympathetic nervous system promotes the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, leading to a state of constant, low-grade inflammation throughout the body.
    — Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Research also increasingly suggests that a healthy gut microbiome supports a healthy brain; imbalances in the gut microbiome or certain pro-inflammatory bacteria have been linked to cognitive impairments and depression and anxiety.
    — Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026
  • The researchers also noted that higher social advantage is linked to lower levels of interleukin-6, which is a pro-inflammatory molecule responsible for heart disease, diabetes and neurodegeneration.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Through single-cell RNA sequencing, the team indeed saw that glioblastoma upended the skull bone marrow's environment – filling it with pro-inflammatory neutrophils while decimating cancer-fighting antibody-producing B cells.
    — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025

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