Prereq: consent of instructor. Although acute inflammation is a fundamental physiologic response of virtually all-multicellular organisms to infection and injury, unresolved and chronic inflammation can have significant pathophysiologic consequences. This course examines the cellular components, inflammatory mediators and their mechanisms of ac-tion, and therapeutic modulation of inflammation. The format includes lectures on inflammatory components of selected diseases and student lead discussions of review and research papers. 2 cr, 2nd sem.