Chemical Mediators of Inflammation Flashcards
Examples of pre-formed mediators
Histamine, Serotonin, and some lysosomal enzymes.
Important categories of plasma proteins in inflammation?
Coagulation proteins – Hageman factor, plasmin
Fibrinopeptides (Fibrin Degredation products)
Complement Proteins (C3a, C5a, C3b)
Kinins
Immunoglobulins
Activation of ________ plays a key role in activating most of the other plasma proteins
Hageman Factor
Newly synthesized products in inflammation are usually made by….
Endothelial Cells
Monocytes
Fibroblasts
Clotting/Fibrinolytic System. Pre-formed and Newly synthesized messenger?
Pre – Histamne
New – Prostaglandins
Complement System. Pre-formed and Newly synthesized messenger?
Pre – Serotonin
New – Leukotrienes
Kinin System. Pre-formed and Newly synthesized messenger?
Pre – Lysosomal Enzymes
New – PAF, Cytokines
Where dos fast release histamine come from
lysis of mast cells, basophils
where does serotonin, thromboxane come from
Activation of platelets
How does rapid release Il-1 happen?
Activation of local sentry macrophages
WHy would a mast cell release its histamine?
Trauma/Cold Immunologic Rxn (IgE) C3a, C5a Histamine-releasing factors from neutrophils, monocytes, and platelets Il-1, activation of Toll receptors
Over 90% of serotonin is found…
in enterochromaffin cells in the GI tract
What does Histamine/Serotonin do anyway? Unique activities of them individually?
Vasodilation, increased permeability Stim. of pain/itching Contraction of smooth muscle His -- Axonal reflex of flare response Sero -- Aggregation of platelets
Preformed plasma protein pathways all turned on by activated Hageman Factor?
Fibrin Degradation Products
Anaphylaxis (via complement)
Kinin generation
Clot Formation
Important roles of Plasmin
- Cleaves fibrin into fibrin degradation products
- Cleaves complement components C5 and C3
- Activates Hageman, kininogens, and itself (amplifys the response)
The Kallikrein/Kinin system is important for…
Vascular permeability, contraction of SM, dilation of BV
PAIN
Important details on C5a
Chemotactic for PMNs
Neutrophil degranulation
Superoxide production
Early inflammation release of arachadonic acid leads to formation of…
Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes
Arachadonic Acid exposed to Cyclooxygenase (COX) will form…
Prostaglandins, Prostacyclins, or Thromboxane
Arachadonic Acid exposed to lipoxygenase will form…
Leukotrienes
SRS-A
Arachadonic Acid derivative formed in platelets
TXA2
Arachadonic Acid derivative formed in endothelial cells
PGI2, LTB4
Arachadonic Acid derivative formed in Mast Cells
SRS-A’s/LTC/LTE
PAF