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Acute Inflammation Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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What are the primary cells in acute inflammation?

A

Neutrophils

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2
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What are the primary cells in chronic inflammation?

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Lymphocytes

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3
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What are the 2 main causes of acute inflammation?

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  • Infection
  • Tissue necrosis
    Goal is to eliminate pathogen or clear necrotic debris
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4
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What will a patients white count be after an MI?

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Raised (predominantly neutrophils)

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5
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What does innate immunity include?

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  • Epithelium
  • Mucus
  • Complement
  • Mast cells
  • Macrophages
  • Neutrophils
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6
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What are toll like receptors present (TLRs) on?

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Innate immune system cells

- Macrophages and dendritic cells

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7
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What do TLRs recognise?

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PAMP

- Pathogen associated molecular patterns

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8
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What does CD14 on macrophages recognise?

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LPS (lipopolysaccharide) on the outer membrane of gram -ve bacteria
- A form of PAMP

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9
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TLR activation results in the upregulation of what?

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NF-kB

  • Transcription factor
  • Molecular switch which turns of acute inflammatory response - multiple immune mediators turned on
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10
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What enzyme releases arachadonic acid from the phospholipid cell membrane?

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Phospholipase A2

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11
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What enzymes act on Phospholipase A2?

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  • Cyclooxygenase (COX)

- 5- Lipooxygenase

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12
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What does the cyclooxygenase pathway (from arachadonic acid) produce?

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Prostaglandins (PG)

- PGI2, PGD2, PGE

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13
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What do PGI2, PGD2 and PGE3 mediate?

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Vasodilation and increases vascular permeability

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14
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What prostaglandin mediates vasodilation, increases vascular permeability AND mediates fever and pain?

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PGE2

- “E2 fEver”

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15
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What does 5-lipooxygenase produce?

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Leukotrienes

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16
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What does LTB4 do?

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Attracts and activates neutrophils

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17
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What do LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4 do?

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  • Mediate vasoconstriction
  • Bronchospasm
  • Increase vascular permeability (contraction of pericytes)
18
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What are the 4 key mediators that attract and activate neutrophils?

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  • LTB4
  • C5a
  • IL-8
  • Bacterial products
19
Q

What cells lie below endothelial cells and are located above the BM?

A

Pericytes

20
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What do pericytes do when contracted?

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Opens up space between endothelial cells

- Allows leakage of fluid into interstitium

21
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What are mast cells activated by?

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  • Tissue trauma
  • Complement proteins C3a and C5a
  • Cross-linking of cell-surface IgE by antigen
22
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Where are mast cells found?

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Widely distributed throughout multiple connective tissues

23
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What do mast cells immediately release and what do these granules do?

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Preformed histamine granules

- Mediates vasodilation of arterioles and increase vascular permeability (post-capillary venule)

24
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What is produced by mast cells in the delayed response?

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  • Arachadonic acid metabolites

- Particularly leukotrienes

25
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What is the classical pathway?

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C1 binds to IgG or IgM that is bound to antigen

26
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What is the alternative pathway?

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Microbial products directly activate complement

27
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What is the mannose-binding lectin pathway?

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MBL binds mannose on microorgansims and activates complement

28
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What are the convertases?

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C3 convertase and C5 convertase

29
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What does C5b complex with to create?

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C6 - C9

- To create the Membrane attack complex

30
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What do C3a and C5a trigger?

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Mast cell degranulation

31
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What complement product acts as a chemotactic factor for neutrophils?

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C5a

32
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What does C3b act as?

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Opsonin for phagocytosis

33
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What is Hageman factor?
Where is it located?
What is it activated upon?

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  • Inactive proinflammatory protein produced in liver

- Activated upon exposure to subendothelial or tissue collagen

34
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What can gram -ve organisms activate to cause DIC?

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Hageman factor

35
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What does Hageman factor activate?

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  • Coagulation and fibrinolytic systems
  • Complement
  • Kinin system - cleaves HMWK to bradykinin, which mediates vasodilation, increased vascular permeability and pain
36
Q

What are the 2 main substances which mediate pain?

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  • PGE2
  • Bradykinin
    Sensitize sensory nerve endings
37
Q

What 3 substances cause vasodilation and relaxation of arteriolar SM (causing rubor and calor?

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  • Histamine (primarily)
  • PGs
  • Bradykinin
38
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What does swelling in inflammation come from?

A

Leakage of fluid from postcapillary venules into interstitial space

39
Q

What 2 factors cause tumor?

A

Tissue damage and histamine

40
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How does fever occur?

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  • Pyrogens cause macrophages to release IL-1 and TNF
  • Increase COX activity in perivascular cells of hypothalamus
  • Increased PGE2 raises temperature set point

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