Which outcome increases in an immune system undergoing chronic, granulomatous inflammation due to persistent undigested bacterial components like mycolic acids?

💡 Explanation

Chronic granulomatous inflammation results in persistent macrophage activation by indigestible substances, which causes recruitment and fusion of more macrophages via the mechanism of granuloma formation; therefore multinucleated giant cells form, rather than enhanced acute response or lymphocyte action which characterize acute inflammation.

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