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Inflammation Flashcards

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What are the four cardinal features of inflammation?

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Rubor - redness
Calor - heat
Tumor - swelling
Dolor - pain

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What causes rubor?

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Vascular leakage leads to an accumulation of blood contents, including red blood cells which causes the redness

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What causes calor at a site of inflammation?

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High metabolism of infiltrating immune cells all generate heat. Also the increased presence of fluid at core body temperature at a site that usually has limited exposure

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What is inflammation?

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A non specific immune response to cellular injury which is designed to remove damaged cells and clear threats such as infections and pathogens

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What are the causes of inflammation?

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Pathogens, allergens, physical damage, extreme temperatures, autoantigens

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Where can inflammation occur?

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Any vascularised tissue

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When is inflammation initiated?

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When cellular damage leads to the release of Damage Associated Molecular Pathogens (DAMPs) or Pathogen Associated Molecular Pathogens (PAMPs)

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What causes swelling at a site of inflammation?

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Vascular leakage increases blood flow into the inflamed tissue, leading to tissue buildup

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What causes pain in an inflamed area?

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Many of the mediators that signal to endothelial and immune cells during inflammation also signal on local nerve cells

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What is meant by acute inflammation?

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A short term process occuring in response to tissue injury, normally associated with rapid onset and resolution

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What is acute inflammation characterised by?

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Neutrophil recruitment

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What triggers the release of DAMPs and PAMPs?

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Non-apoptotic cell death eg due to a wound for example

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What vasodilators do mast cells release?

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Nitric oxide and histamine

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What are the vascular changes associated with the release of histamine and nitric oxide?

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  • Increase permeability of blood vessel wall
  • Dilation
  • Plasma leakage
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What 4 benefits does increased vascular permeability and leakage into an inflamed site bring? BALP

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forms a BARRIER
more ANTIBODIES
more LEUKOCYTE migration
more PROTEINS to the site

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Why do we experience pain during inflammation?

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Due to the release of prostaglandins

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How do neutrophils move to areas of damage?

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Via chemotaxis, following a concentration gradient of chemotoxins including C5a, LTB4 and bacterial peptides

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What is exudate?

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Fluid, protein and cells that have seeped out a blood vessel

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What does the exudate form?

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A separation between healthy tissue and the inflamed tissue - acts as a physical barrier

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How are neutrophils able to migrate towards the chemokine source?

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They express complementary chemokine receptors which allow them to migrate towards the course

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What is meant by neutrophil extravasation?

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The movement of neutrophils from the vasculature into the surrounding tissue to reach the site of inflammation

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What are the four steps of neutrophil extravasation?

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  1. Chemo-attraction
  2. Rolling adhesion
  3. Tight Adhesion
  4. Transmigration
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What are the two adhesion molecules which are upregulated by cytokines?

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P-selectin and E-selectin

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How do neutrophils recognise selectin molecules on the endothelium?

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They have complementary carbohydrate ligands which bind to the selectin molecules

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What is rolling adhesion?
When there is gentle interaction between the selectin molecules and the surface ligands which bind, causing the neutrophils to roll along the endothelium
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What is the name of the P selectin ligand?
PSGL1
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What promotes the low to high affinity switch in integrins?
Chemokines
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What is meant by transmigration?
The movement of the neutrophil through the endothelial wall which involves the cytoskeleton of the neutrophil to be rearranged
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What molecule mediates the transmigration of the neutrophil molecule?
PECAM
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What are the three functions of neutrophils at the site of inflamation?
1. Pathogen recognition 2. Pathogen clearance 3. Cytokine secretion
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How do neutrophils recognise pathogens?
They use the TLR4 receptor to identify lipopolysaccharides that are present in gram negative bacteria for example
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How do neutrophils clear pathogens?
By phagocytosis
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Describe the process of phagocytosis?
1. Pathogen is engulfed into phagosome 2. Phagosome fuses with enzyme containing vesicles forming a phagolysosome 3. This is degraded by enzymes through acidifcation
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What is released during phagocytosis which causes oxidative damage?
ROS - reactive oxygen species
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Give 3 reasons why the release of exudate is helpful?
Leads to increased lymphatic drainage and also allows plasma proteins like fibrin to be directly delivered to site of inflammation. Also helps to form a physical barrier between inflamed and healthy tissue
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Why are histamine molecules turned over rapidly?
They are small molecules and therefore are rapidly degraded
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What produces anti-inflammatory mediators to resolve acute inflammation?
Macrophages
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How can acute inflammation be resolved through repair?
Infiltrating WBC clear the wound of dead cells and pathogens and release growth factors which stimulate tissue repair - ECM deposition
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How do macrophages clear apoptotic cells?
They engulf them
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When does chronic inflammation occur?
When the acute response cannot clear the stimuli
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What does chronic inflammation result in?
Scarring and loss of tissue function
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What drive continual inflammation in chronic inflammation?
Antigens
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Why is persistent neutrophil activation bad?
It is highly toxic and leads to rapid tissue destruction
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What is a foreign antigen?
an antigen derived from molecules not found in the body
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What is a self antigen?
An antigen derived from molecules produced by our bodies
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What is an immunogen?
An antigen independantly capable of driving an immune response in absence to additional substances
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What is a hapten?
A small molecule that alone does not act as an antigen but when bound to a larger molecule it can create an antigen
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What is granulomatous inflammation?
Chronic inflammation with distinct patterns of granuloma formation
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Name some diseases characterised by chronic inflammation?
``` Rhuematoid Arthritis Asthma Inflammatory Bowel Disease Hepatitis Psriasis ```
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Name some diseases associated with granulomatous inflammation?
TB Leprosy Tumour reactions Crohn's Disease
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What are some persistent inflammatory stimuli found in chronic inflammation?
Persistent/prolonger infection Persistent toxic stimuli like allergens and pollutants Unclearable particulates Self-antigens
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What does the distinct immune cell infiltrate found in chronic inflammation consist of?
Inflammatory macrophages T cells Plasma Cells
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How are macrophages recruited to the site of inflammation?
As monocytes
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What are the benefits of macrophages being recruited to the site of inflammation?
Phagocytosis Cytotoxic Anti-inflammatory Help repair wound by building ECM
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What are the bad things associated with macrophages being recruited to the area?
They can cause damage to healthy surrounding tissue Inflammatory Pro-fibrotic, deposit excess collagen
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What pro-inflammatory signals do T cells release?
TNF, IL-17 and IFN-gamma
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How do T cells promote remodelling and suppression of the immune system?
TGF-beta
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How do T cells act in a cytotoxic manner?
through the release of perforin and granzymes
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What do B cells do in an chronic inflammatory response?
Generate antibodies that help to clear infection
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Which white blood cell can act remotely during chronic inflammation?
B cells
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What are granulomas?
Aggregation of activated macrophages
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What triggers granuloma formation?
Strong T cell responses
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What is the job of the granulomas?
To form a physical barrier to prevent pathogenic material from leaking out granuloma, thus allowing macrophages to clear he material
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What are the differences between acute and chronic inflammation?
Acute: - Rapid onset - Lasts days - Vasodilation - Neutrophils predominate - Histamine release - Scarring - Either resolved or moves on to chronic inflammation Chronic: - Delayed onset - Lasts years - Ongoing tissue injury and attempts at healing - Monocytes and macrophages dominate - Prominent scarring
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What type of cell dominates during chronic inflammation?
Monocytes / Macrophages
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How long may a chronic inflammatory reaction last for?
Weeks, months or even years
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What is continually released during chronic inflammation?
Cytokine release
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What are the long term consequences of inflammation called?
The sequelae
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What are the three possible outcomes of injury?
1. Regeneration 2. Repair / scar formation 3. Tissue scarring categorized by chronic inflammation
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What does resolution after injury involve?
The clearance of injurious stimuli, and inflammatory mediators, replace injured cells and return to normal function
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What does fibrosis involve as an sequalae of inflammation?
the deposition of collagen leading to excess tissue scarring and therefore the inability of the tissue to carry out its function
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What is deposited when wounds heal?
ECM deposited
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How do scars form?
When the collagen is unable to be removed from the site of endothelial repair
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Why does an inflammed area become hot?
the increased presence of fluid at core body temperature at a site that would otherwise have a limited exposure to this. During inflammation infiltrating immune cells are also highly metabolically active, which may also contribute to the generation of heat as a by-product.
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What are the positive outcomes of inflammation?
Clear inflammatory agent. Remove damaged cells Restore normal tissue function
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What are the negative outcomes of inflammation?
Excess tissue damage Scarring Loss of organ function -> organ failure
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What does a histopathologist do?
Deals with tissues, examines them and notes the architecture of the tissue and identify what it tells us about a particular condition
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Describe how neutrophils are able to emigrate through the blood vessel walls?
Through the relaxation of inter-endothelial cell junctions and digestion of vascular basement membrane
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Which chemokines released by macrophages cause chemo-attraction of neutrophils to the site of injury?
TNF and IL-1
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Which epithelial ligand mediates transmigration of neutrophils to into the site of damage?
PECAM
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Which chemokines cause the switch from low affinity ligands to high affinity ligands?
LFA-1 and MAC-1

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