Inflammation Flashcards
Response of a vascularized tissue to an offending agent due to the presence of infection
Inflammation
Etiology of inflammation
Highly due to infection
Endogenous causes of inflammation
Physical agents - mechanic and thermal agents
Chemical agents
Biologic agents
Endogenous causes of inflammation
Circulation disorders
Enzymes activation
Metabolic product
Created the signs of inflammation in the 1st century AD
Celsius
Four Cardinal Signs of inflammation
Rubor - redness
Tumor -swelling
Calor - heat
Dolor - pain
5th sign of inflammation by Virchow
Functio laesa - loss of function
3 Main Processes to release chemical mediators
Increased blood blow (redness and warmth)
Increase vascular permeability (swelling, pain, loss of function)
Leukocytic infiltration
Types of inflammation (based on duration)
Acute
Chronic
Types of Inflammation (based on location)
Local Inflammation
Systemic Inflammation
Mechanism of Inflammation
Vasodilation
Exudation -edema
Emigration of cells
Chemotaxis
Adhesion molecules
Selectins
Integrins
Immunoglobin Super Familyadhesion
[Adhesion molecule] mediator for rolling phase
Selectins
Types of selectins
E-selectin -cytokine act
P-selection - performed and stored in endothelial cells
L-selectin - expressed on surface of lymphocytes and neutrophils
Mediator for adhesion phase, activated during the process of loose and transient adhesions between the endothelial cells leukocytes
Integrins