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What is inflammation?

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protective biological process designed to remove damaged cells + clear threats such as infections and toxins

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What cells does inflammation involve?

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not only cells at the site of damage but also the recruitment immune cells, fluid and molecular components from the circulation

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How is inflammation initiated?

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  • when cellular damage (non-apoptotic cell death) leads to the release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) or
  • the body detects pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)
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What does the release of DAMPs and PAMPs cause?

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causes the cells in the damaged tissue to secrete a range of signals designed to induce inflammation including molecules that alter the structure of nearby blood vessels and chemokines that promote the recruitment of immune cells to the site of injury

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What is the aim of immune cell recruitment?

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to clear the source of the initial inflammatory signal, and eventual resolution and repair of the inflamed tissue

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How is the majority of inflammation categorised?

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acute, with a rapid onset and resolution, and characterised primarily by the recruitment of innate cells into the tissue, in particular neutrophils

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When can the state of chronic inflammation occur?

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If the acute inflammatory response cannot remove the inflammatory stimuli however then other immune cells including adaptive immune cells are recruited

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What is the difference between acute inflammation and chronic inflammation?

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acute inflammation often resolves without any substantive damage to the surrounding tissue
– chronic inflammation can lead to repetitive rounds of inflammation, tissue damage and repair, resulting in scarring and loss of tissue function.

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What is inflammation?

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non-specific response to cellular injury

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What is the role of inflammation?

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to remove the cause and consequence of injury

universal process in health and disease

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What are the 4 main signs of acute inflammation?

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  • redness (RUBOR)
  • heat (CALOR)
  • swelling (TUMOR)
  • pain (DOLOR)
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What are the causes of inflammation?

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  • Pathogens
  • Allergens
  • Auto-antigens
  • Physical damage
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Non-apoptotic cell death
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What cell types can be inflamed?

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any cell types from epithelial and endothelial to specialised blood cells

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Inflammation is a universal process

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immunity and infection
haematology
cell biology
genetic

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What is the pathway of inflammation?

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change in local blood flow

structural changes in the microvasculature

recruitment/ accumulation of immune cells + proteins

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What is the structure the skin?

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epithelium
interstitium (mast cells + macrophages)
vascular endothelium (leukocytes + neutrophils)
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What happens when theres a wound?

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  1. inflammatory signals
  2. vasodilators released
  3. vascular changes
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What are the inflammatory signals?

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  • non-apoptotic cell death

- detection of foreign material

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What vasodilators are released?

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  • histamine

- nitric oxide

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What vascular changes occur?

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  • increased permeability
  • dilation
  • reduced flow
  • plasma leakage
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What are the benefits of increased vascular permeability and leakage?

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more antibodies
more protein
more barrier
more leukocyte migration

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What is histamine?

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sources: mast cells, basophils, platelets
actions: vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, endothelial activation

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What are prostoglandins?

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sources: mast cells, leukocytes
actions: vasodilation, pain, fever

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What are cytokines? (TNF, IL-1)

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sources: macrophages, endothelial cells and mast cells
actions: endothelial activation (adhesion molecules), fever, malaise, pain, anorexia, shock

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What are chemokines?
sources: leukocytes, activated macrophages actions: chemotaxis, leukocyte activation
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What are complement? (C5a, C3a, C4a)
sources: plasma (produced in the liver) actions: leukocyte chemotaxis and activation, vasodilation (mast cell stimulation), opsonisation
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What is exudate?
Fluid, proteins and cells that have seeped out of a blood vessel
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how are immune cells recruited?
1. Recruitment and inflammation signals at the site of damage e.g. chemokines produced 2. Chemokines diffuse out to form a gradient 3. Leukocytes expressing complementary chemokine receptors migrate toward the chemokine source
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What is often the first cell type recruited to the site of inflammation?
neutrophils
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What is the 4 step process of neutrophil extravasation?
1. Chemo-attraction 2. Rolling adhesion 3. Tight adhesion 4. Transmigration
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What happens during chemo-attraction?
Cytokines -> endothelial upregulation of adhesion molecules e.g. selectins
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What is rolling adhesion?
Carbohydrate ligands in a low affinity state on neutrophils bind selectins e.g. PSGL1 (selectin P ligand) binds P and E-selectins
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What is tight adhesion?
- Chemokines promote low to high affinity switch in integrins LFA-1, Mac-1 – enhance binding to ligands e.g. ICAM-1/2
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What is transmigration?
- Cytoskeletal re-arrangement and extension of pseudopodia. Mediated by PECAM interactions on both cells.
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What is the neutrophil function at the site of inflammation?
1. Pathogen recognition 2. Pathogen clearance 3. Cytokine secretion.
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How do neutrophils recognise pathogens?
e.g. use of TLR4 and CD14 to identify lipopolysaccharides (LPS) present in gram-negative bacteria
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What is pathogen clearance?
Phagocytosis | Netosis
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What is cytokine secretion?
Recruitment and activation of other immune cells
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What is phagocytosis?
- Large particles engulfed into membrane bound vesicles (phagosomes) - Phagosome fuses with lysosome (vesicles containing enzymes e.g. elastase and lysozyme) -> phagolysosome - Ractive oxygen species (ROS) – phagocyte NADPH oxidase - Antimicrobial peptides – e.g. defensins.
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What is the resolution of acute inflammation?
1. pathogen recognition 2. short half life 3. macrophages 4. repair/ wound healing
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What is an antigen?
a molecule or molecular structure that can be recognised by an antibody or any substance to which your immune system can mount an antibody or adaptive immune response
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What are the antigen types?
- foreign antigen - self antigen - immunogen - hapten
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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 independently capable of driving an immune response in the absence of 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 can create an antigen
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Name some diseases characterised by chronic inflammation?
rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis
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Name some diseases associated with granulomatous inflammation?
tuberculosis and leprosy, foreign body granulomas, tumour reactions, sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease
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How is chronic inflammation different from acute?
- Persistent inflammatory stimuli - Distinct immune cell infiltrate - A vicious cycle
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What can cause persistent inflammatory stimuli?
- persistent/prolonged infection (e.g. TB, hepatitis B/C) - Persistent toxic stimulii e. g. allergens, pollutants - Unclearable particulates e.g. silica - Autoimmunity e.g. self antigens
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What are the distinct immune cells that infiltrate during chronic inflammation?
- Inflammatory macrophages - T cells (and other lymphocytes) - Plasma (antibody secreting) cells
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What does the visious cycle of chronic inflammation include?
- No clearance of inflammatory agent - Bystander tissue destruction - Concurrent repair processes (fibrosis and angiogenesis)
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What are macrophages?
recruited as monocytes to the site of inflammation, but also tissue resident.
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Which are the good macrophages?
Phagocytic Cytotoxic Anti-inflammatory (e.g. TGF-β, IL-10) Wound repair
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Which are the bad macrophages?
Cytotoxic Inflammatory Pro-fibrotic
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How are T cells involved in inflammation?
- pro-inflammatory (e.g. TNF, IL-17, IFN-γ) - Cytotoxic (e.g. granzymes, perforin) - Regulatory (e.g. TGF-β)
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How are B cells involved in inflammation?
- Generate plasma cells that secrete antibody. - Protective, clearing infection - Inflammatory, driving reactions against self - Can either be local to inflammatory site, or operate remotely
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What is granulomatous inflammation?
- Chronic inflammation with distinct pattern of granuloma formation
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What is granulomatous inflammation triggered by?
``` Triggered by strong T cell responses. Resistant agents (e.g. mycobaterium, tumour) ```
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acute vs chronic inflammation | ACUTE
``` Acute: - Immediate onset; lasts a few days - Vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, leukocyte response - Neutrophils predominate - Histamine release - Prominent necrosis - Outcomes include: Complete resolution Progression to Chronic Inflammation ```
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acute vs chronic inflammation | CHRONIC
- Delayed onset; may last weeks, months or years - Persistent inflammation, ongoing tissue injury, -attempts at healing - Monocytes / Macrophages predominate - Ongoing cytokine release - Prominent scarring - Outcomes include: Scarring Loss of function
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What are the sequelae of inflammation?
long term consequences
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What are the positive outcomes of acute inflammation?
- clear inflammatory agent - remove damaged cells - restoration of normal tissue function
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What are the negatives of inflammation
- excess tissue damage - scarring - loss of organ function --> organ failure
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What is wound healing?
leads to extracellular matrix (eg collagen) deposition hard to remove collagen deposition(fibrosis) -> permanent scar
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What are the consequences of inflammation?
- broncho-pneumonia - scarring - wound healing in sensitive tissue

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