Inflammation Flashcards
Enumerate chemotactic agents
Leukotriene B4 IL-8 C5a Platelet Activating Factor Bacterial Derived N-Formyl peptides
Give the 2 major opsonins
Fc fragment of IgG
C3b
Non-opsonic phagocytosis involves ____ wich recognizes ____
CR3, C3bi
Give (5) Lysosome enzymes
Bacterial Permeability Protein Lysozyme Defensins Lactoferrin Major Basic Protein
(3) Leukocyte secretions during chemotaxis and phagocytosis
Lysosomal enzymes
Oxygen-derived active metabolites
Arachidonic acid metabolism products
Enumerate vasoactive amines mediating inflammation
Histamine
Serotonin
Richest source of histamine
Mast cells
Principal chemical mediator producing interendothelial gaps in venules
Histamine
Where is serotonin produced?
Platelets and enterochromaffin cells of the GI tract
What forms the MAC?
C5b,C6,C7,C8,C9
What are the effects of kinin activation?
bradykinin release
What are the effects of bradykinin release?
Increase vascular permeability
Vasodilation
Contraction of smooth muscle
What produces platelet activating factor?
Mast cells
What are the effects of PAF?
vasoconstriction, bronchoconstriction, platelet activation
What are the main cytokines? and what cells produce them?
TNF. IL-1; macrophage
What are the local vascular endothelium effects of TNF and IL-1?
Increase expression of leukocyte adhesion molecules
Production of IL-1
Coagulation
What are the local effects of TNF and IL-1 on leukocytes?
activation, production of cytokines
What are the local effects of TNF and IL-1 on fibroblasts?
Proliferation, increase collagen synthesis
What are the major types of chemokines?
C
CC
CXC
CX3C
Systemic effects of TNF and IL-1 include
fever leukocytosis increase of acute phase proteins decrease appetite increase sleep
T/F Chronic inflammation can be caused by autoimmunity
T
[Identify]
Induced by parasites or allergic reaction;
Mediated by IgE
Involvement of Major Basic Protein
Eosinophilic Response
[Identify] Differentiated plasma cells that produce antibodies
B Cells