chronic inflammation Flashcards
what is the time period for acute inflammation?
days (rapid)
what is the time period for chronic inflammation?
months often years
possibly forever
Causes of non specific chronic inflammation?
- failure to resolve acute inflammation
- persistent bouts of acute inflammation
- excessive suppuration
Causes of specific (primary) chronic inflammation?
- arises de novo
- persistant exposure to agent
give features of chronic granulomatous inflammation?
- subset of specific chronic inflammation
what are the 3 main classes of chronic inflammation?
- non specific chronic inflammation
- specific (primary) chronic inflammation
- chronic granulomatous inflammation
what characterises non-specific chronic inflammation?
characterised by a dynamic balance between tissue destruction and repair
what characterises specific (primary) chronic inflammation that is non-granulomatous?
excessively activated macrophages
how is specific (primary) chronic inflammation induced by non-immunological agents?
- foreign body reactions
- insert noxious material (silica and asbestos)
how is specific (primary) chronic inflammation induced by immunological agents?
- infective organisms that grow in cells
- hypersensitivity reactions
- autoimmune reactions
- infection by fungi, protozoa or parasites
what is an autoimmune disease?
unwanted response to body own cells and tissues or commensal bacteria
what do PAD enzymes do?
This enzyme citrullinates proteins – arginine conversion to citrulline
what produces PAD enzyme?
naturally produced by host cells such as neutrophils but also produced by Pgingivalis
how does chronic granulomatous inflammation differ from normal chronic inflammation?
predominant cell types are known as modified activated macrophages
what are epithelioid macrophages?
- mass of macrophages joined together
- giant cells (multinucleate: formed from fused epithelioid macrophages)
- b and T cells present in tissue
what is the immunological causes of chronic granulomatous inflammation?
delayed hypersensitivity reaction or invading pathogens