As in the short story “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ”, inflammation has a good side, which is the protection against pathogens, and helps in the process of cellular and tissue repair after an injury; on the other hand, it may also perpetuate and worsen the injury and, in the case of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), it may be the trigger of coronary occlusion. In the acute phase of AMI, the immune system is activated in […]