Term Name:	respiratory burst involved in inflammatory response
Synonyms:	oxidative burst during acute inflammatory response, production of reactive oxygen species during acute inflammatory response, respiratory burst involved in acute inflammatory response
Definition:	A phase of elevated metabolic activity, during which oxygen consumption increases following a stimulus as part of an inflammatory response; this leads to the production, by an NADH dependent system, of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals, resulting in an increase in their intracellular or extracellular levels.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0002536]    QuickGO    AmiGO