Inflammation Flashcards
What are the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation?
Heat, Pain, Swelling, Redness, Loss of Function
The defense reaction of living tissue against damage, aimed at removing the cause of injury and repairing the tissue, is called -?
Inflammation
During acute inflammation, there will be a dominating presence of -?
Neutrophils
During chronic inflammation, there will be a dominating presence of _________ in the tissue.
Macrophages
While the most common causes of inflammation are _______ agents, physical agents (fractures, foreign objects, burns, freezes, etc.) and chemical agents (toxins, gases, acids, bases, etc.) can also be the cause.
Biological
What are some common biological agents that could or are responsible for inflammatory processes?
Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites, Fungi
Which of the following would not be considered an exogenous cause? A) Frostbite B) Stress C) Alcohol D) Urea
D) Urea
How does inflammation lead to heat production, a cardinal sign of inflammation?
Injury leads to vasoconstriction and then vasodilation, leading to an increase in blood to the area (raising metabolic activity = increases heat)
How does inflammation lead to redness, a cardinal sign of inflammation?
The vasodilation of vessels leads to increased blood perfusion (hyperaemia), and this causes redness at the site of injury
How does inflammation lead to edema or swelling, a cardinal sign of inflammation?
Vasodilation and stasis of blood flow, increases capillary hydrostatic pressure (forcing water out of the vessel), and increased pore size allows proteins to escape vessels (lowering the colloid oncotic pressure to return water to the vessel)
How does inflammation lead to both pain and the loss of function, both cardinal signs of inflammation?
As a result of leukocyte extravasation, leukocytes will release mediators through the process of phagocytosis of pathogens. These mediators, along with exudate, will stretch pain receptors, causing pain. Prolonged stretch of these receptors will lead to a disruption of tissues, metaplasia, and a loss of function.
What pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with mediating the induction of fever and stress hormone production?
TNF alpha, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8
TNF alpha, while activating ________ cells and _________, induces inflammation, fever, and an acute phase response. This cytokine is associated will also kill cells via _________.
Endothelial
Neutrophils
Apoptosis
What cells secrete TNF alpha?
Macrophages and T cells
IL-6 stimulates the ______ to produce mediators of the anti-inflammatory response (acute phase proteins, e.g. c-reactive proteins), as well as proliferation of _________ producing cells of the adaptive immune response.
Liver
Antibody
What cells secrete IL-6?
Macrophages, T lymphocytes, and endothelial cells
IL-_ stimulates the production of neutrophils, as well as inducing fever and an acute phase response. This interleukin also activates the _________ in the inflammatory response.
IL-1
Endothelium
What cells secrete IL-1?
Macrophages and endothelial cells
IL-8 is associated with mediating __________ and lymphocyte infiltration into tissues, as well as producing ___________ for neutrophils.
Neutrophils
Chemoattractants
What cells secrete IL-8?
Macrophages and endothelial cells
TNF alpha and what other interleukin are associated with the synthesis of IL-6, IL-8, and IFN gamma?
IL-1
What roles do IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8 have?
The promotion of chemotaxis, induce extravasation, and neutrophillic degranulation
What processes are activated by the pro-inflammatory cytokines released during inflammation?
Coagulation cascade, release of nitric oxide, platelet-activating factor, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes
What complement proteins are associated with vascular permeability, and the chemotaxis of granulocytes?
C3a and C5a
____________, which are lipid-soluble products of arachidonic acid metabolism, contribute to vasodilation, capillary permeability, pain and fever. To a lesser extent they also lower the _____ pressure.
Prostaglandins
Blood
What roles do PGE1 and PGE2 contribute to?
Increasing the effects of histamine and other mediate inflammatory mediators
What role does Thromboxane 2 have?
The promotion of the platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction
Leukotrienes, produced from the oxidation of ____________ ____, are slow-reacting substances of __________ (LTC4, LTD4, LTE4), which induce smooth muscle ___________.
Arachidonic acid
Anaphylaxis (SRS-A)
Contraction
What leukotrienes are associated with the inflammatory response?
LTB4, LTC4, LTD4, and LTE4
What role does LTB4 have following diapedesis?
LTB4 acts as a chemoattractant of neutrophils