Chronic Inflammation Flashcards
What are the main inflammatory cells involved in chronic inflammation?
Lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages
What are the consequences of a fibrous gall bladder? (Chronic cholesystitis)
1) Non-contractile in response to stimuli
2) Fatty food intolerance
3) Right upper quadrant pain
Damaged smooth muscle cannot heal by ….. But can heal by ……which results in …..
1) Regeneration
2) Repair
3) Fibrous scarring
What are macrophages derived from? And what do they do?
1) Circulating monocytes
2) Phagocytosis and immune surveillance
Macrophages specific to the liver are called?
Kupffer cells
What is a granuloma?
An aggregate of macrophages. It is a sub-type of chronic inflammation.
What do repeated episodes cycles of ulceration/regeneration induce?
Pre-malignant changes (dysplasia)