Inflammation Flashcards
Signs of inflammation
DOCTOR
D. dolor pain
O
C. Calor heat
T. Tumor swelling
O loss of function
R. Rubor. Redness
What is inflammation
Inflammation is the response the body gives when there is an injury to a vascularised body tissue
Acute inflammation is characterized by
Leukocytes and plasma protein is localized at site of infection
The phases of acute inflammation is
Vascular and cellular
Stages of vascular inflammation
Immediate vasoconstriction
Vasodilation
Permeability
Margination of leukocyte
First stage in permeability of blood vessel in acute inflammation is
Endothelial constriction
Affects only veins
Results in gap formation in endothelial blood vessels
Histamin leucotrine and bradykinin are mediatiors
The second stage of permeability in acute inflammation
Mild destruction of endothelial cells
Carried out by TNF and IL 1
Result after prolonged inflammation
Affect only veins and capillaries
Results in mild permeability
In the cellular events what causes the rolling of leucocytes
Selectin
Types of selectin involved in rolling of leucocytes include
P Selectin
E Selectin
L Selectin
The preformed Selectin involved in leucocytes rolling is
P Selectin
P Selectin is formed and stored in what
Weibel palade bodies
The Selectin also involved in adhesion is called
E Selectin
Weibels palade bodies is what
The storage house for P Selectin
Rolling of leucocytes involves
When leucocytes forms a weak adhesive bond to endothelial receptors in search of an injured endothelium
What cytokine results in adhesion of leucocytes in acute inflammation
Integrin
Selectin bind to ——— on the surface of neutrophils
Sailyl Lewis x
Histamine is produced from
Mast cells
What is respiratory burst
This is when leucocytes forms radicals and uses it to kill pathogens
How does neutrophils form radicals
Using oxygen
Oxygen ————> superoxide anion
NADPH
oxidase
Superoxide anion is converted to hydrogen peroxide
Etc
Radicals that don’t need oxygen to be formed in acute inflammation is
Elastase
Lactoferrin
Defensin
Lysozyme
What is margination
It is when. Leucocytes moves from axial flow to peripheral flow
That is close to the endothelium of blood vessels
Purulent inflammation is characterized by
Pus formation
Pus/ abscess in cavity
Found in boils
Serous inflammation is characterized by
Fluid in cavity
Fluid form plasma
Found in blisters or burns
Fibrinous inflammation characterized by
Procoagulant stimukus is present
It mainly occurs in body cavity like meninges and pleura
Chronic inflammation is characterized by
Infiltration of mononuclear cells Tissue damage
Active inflammation
Healing undergoing simultaneously
Granulumatous inflammation is characterized by
Activated macrophages around an inflammatory focus
What is granuloma
Granuloma is when there is an accumulation of activated macrophages at a site of infection
The formation of granuloma needs the activation of what to activate macrophages
Activation of T cells leads to activation of macrophages
Activated macrophages becomes multinucleate giant cells
Types of giant multi nucleated cells in inflammation is
Foreign body giant cells
Langhan giant cell
Toutons giant cells
Aschoff giant cells