Assignment 11 - look at pictures too! Flashcards
what are the 5 hallmarks of inflammation
redness heat edema pain pus
how is redness and heat brought about
increased blood flow (vasodilation)
red cell extravasation (leaking out)
how is edema brought about?
caused by leakage of fluid from circulation into tissues (increased vascular permeability)
how is pain brought about?
result of stimulation of nerve endings by bradykinin
how is pus brought about?
accumulation of dead phagocytes and bacteria along with byproducts of tissue destruction
What does tissue damage, microbial infections, toxic agents induce inflammation activate?
o Complement system o Mast cell degranulation o Blood coagulation contact system = producing bradykinin o Macrophages, dendrites o T-cells/b-cells
what does the activation of the complement system, mast cell degranulation, blood coagulation contact system, macrophage, dendrites, T and B cells generally cause?
ALL increase vascular permeability & increase blood flow to infected site
what 4 proteins make up the coagulation pathway contact system?
Factor XII
Factor XI
prekallikrein
kininogen (high molec. weight)
collagen exposed in damaged tissue + platelet membranes serves as a target for what?
Factor XII
what does activated Factor XII do?
converts prekallikrein –> kallikrein
what does enzymatically active kallikrein do?
cleaves kininogen –> bradykinin
cleaves C5 –> C5a by hydrolysis
activates neutrophils
what is bradykinin
potent vasodilator and increases vascular permeability
what is the role of C5a?
anaphylatoxin that binds to receptors on basophils and mast cells inducing degranulation and histamine release
what is the stimulus for histamine release from mast cells
o Mast cells express FCeR
o FCeR binds to IgE antibodies with active Fc regions that have a bound antigen
o Antigens bind to FAB region of IgE via crosslinks to the FCeR
o triggering mast cells to release histamine
explain the role of histamine on the expression of P-selectin on the endothelial cels?
P-selectin is moved from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane in the presence of histamine