Chronic Inflammation Flashcards
What is chronic inflammation?
Lecture 4, slide 7
What are the histological features of chronic inflammation?
Lecture 4, slide 8
Why may an inflammatory response be chronic?
Lecture 4, slide 9
What are the different types/categories of chronic inflammation?
Lecture 4, slide 13
What is chronic osteomyelitis? What are its risk factors, pathogenesis and treatment?
Lecture 4, slide 15
What is alcoholic hepatitis histology? What does continued heavy drinking cause? What does ceasing alcohol use cause?
Lecture 4, slide 17
What causes silicosis? What is silicosis?
Lecture 4, slide 19
What is the pathogenesis of silicosis?
Lecture 4, slide 20-21
What is primary infection in TB infection (when is it usually, how is it transmitted, what is its pathogenesis, how is this revealed?)?
Lecture 4, slide 23
What are the sequelae/consequences of primary TB infection?
Lecture 4, slide 24
When is secondary TB seen?
Lecture 4, slide 25
What is the pathogenesis and histology of TB?
Lecture 4, slide 26, 33
What is a granulomata?
Lecture 4, slide 27
What can a TB granulomata be accompanied by?
Lecture 4, slide 28
What is delayed type hypersensitivity? How is TB screened for?
Lecture 4, slide 32
How else may TB be screened for?
Lecture 4, slide 34-35
What is rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?
Lecture 4, slide 41
What are the current treatments for RA?
Lecture 4, slide 42-44
What are some therapeutic targets in RA?
Lecture 4, slide 45
Why may therapeutic antibodies not be continuously effective?
Lecture 4, slide 46
Give examples of new and future treatments of chronic inflammatory diseases.
Lecture 4, slide 48
What are inflammasomes? What are the different signals in inflammasomes?
Lecture 4, slide 50-53
Discuss a study investigating the relationship between gout, MSU and inflammasomes.
Lecture 4, slide 56-59
How may gout be treated with therapeutic antibodies?
Lecture 4, slide 61-62