A review of inflammatory mediators Flashcards
Groups of Eiconosanoids?
prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes, epoxides
What do Eiconsanoids do?
control cellular function in response to multiple signals (inflammation)
act through paracrine and autocrine function thus affecting cells that produce them or adjacent cells
Synthesis of inflammtory mediators?
- stimulus/ligand binds to tansmembrane receptor
- cause an increase in PL-A2 and PL-C which cleaves SN2 and releases arachidonic acid
- PL-c through IP3 causes signal transduction to increase the stimulus and DAG to cleave…
Higher concentration of which prostalgandin in arthritis?
PG-A2
Most common phospholpases?
A2, C
IP3 causes release of?
Calcium
what does PLC or phospholipase C do?
converstion of PIP2 to IP3 and DAG
DAG cause increase of?
PKC
From arachidonic acid what enzyme makes prostaglandins?
cyclooxgenase
What does lipoxygenase convert arachidonic acid to? what inhibits it?
leukotrienes
Leukotriene inhibitors
What inhibits cyclooxygenase?
glucocortiocoids
COX-inhibitors
Antiinflammtory Prostaglandin?
PGE3
TXA2?
made from arachidonic acid/PGH2 enzyme TXA2 produced in platelets vasoconstrict hemostasis
PGI?
from arachidonic acid/PGH2 enzyme PGI synthase produced in endotherlial cells vasodilation inhibit hemostasis
PGE synthase?
PGH2 to PGE
PGD synthase?
PGH2 to PGD
NSaids?
nonspecific inhibit all PG synthesis
tissue specific
Prostaglandin found in mast cells, brain, airways?
PGD2