Chronic Inflammation Flashcards
What is chronic inflammation?
Worsening of inflammation
Healing and repair alongside destruction
True or False
Acute inflammation involves similar cells as chronic inflammation.
False
Acute inflammation is mainly neutrophils but chronic cells includes a range from lymphocytes to basophils
True or False
Chronic inflammation can be a primary pathology
True
It can be the first thing that happens
I.e cab happen without acute inflammation
How does chronic inflammation come about?
From acute inflammation
As a primary lesion
How can acute inflammation ekad to chronic inflammation?
Accumulation of debris which can’t be removed by acute the body will try chronic to move it
Large amounts of tissue damage will trigger acute inflammation
How do hypoxic cells try and survive?
Endothelial cells grow towards low oxygen areas as hypoxic cella swctrete VEGF for angiongensis
Enzymes are also secreted to break down fibrin tissue in pyogenic membranes so blood vessels van grow through
Angiogenesis helps thrombosis.
True or false
True
Angiogensis limits thrombus propagation
Preventing embolism
Why does granulation tissue form?
There is inflammation after a cut happens
Granulation tissue lays down collagen which replaces inflammation exudate as a permanent substitute
Does granulation tissue contract?
Yes
To make the wound narrow
What is pyogenic granulation tissue?
Acute and chronic inflammation
Granulation and pus
How can primary chronic inflammation come about?
Autoimmune response
How does the autoimmune system cause primary chronic inflammation?
Auto antibodies targeting auto antigens
Try to destroy tissues, organs and cells
Body informatics as a protective mechanism
Where is scarring bad in the body and why?
Gut
Peristalsis is disturbed
The bowel might knot or be obstructed
How does auto immune illness of a certain organ change due to chronic inflammation ?
It develops a strip of fibrous tissue which has no functional value
Due to fibrosis
What causes primary chronic infection ?
Materials resistant to bacteria
Exogenous and endogenous substance
Granulomatous inflammation