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Inflammation and Repair Flashcards

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Name of the organ or tissue + “itis”

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= inflammation in that organ or tissue

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Tonsil =

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Tonsillitis

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Appendix =

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Appendicitis

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Peritoneum =

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Peritonitis

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Lymph Node =

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Lymphadenitis

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Salpingitis –

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fallopian tube

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Keratitis -

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cornea

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Balanitis –

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glans penis

– Reiter’s syndrome

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Cystitis -

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bladder

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skin -

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dermatitis

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nasal mucosa -

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rhinitis

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renal glomerulus -

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glomerulonephritis

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hair follicle or sebaceous gland -

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folliculitis

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paranasal sinus -

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sinusitis

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renal interstitium -

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pyelonephritis

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lips -

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chelitis

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ear -

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otitis

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ureter -

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urethritis, urethritis

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oral mucosa

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stomatitis

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eyelid -

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blepharitis

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urinary bladder -

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cystitis

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gingiva -

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gingivitis

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conjunctiva -

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conjunctivitis

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prostate -

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prostatitis

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perdiodontium -

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periodontitis

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cornea -

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keratitis

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urethra -

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urethritis

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dental pulp -

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pulpitis

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Classification of Inflammation

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  • Acute or chronic inflammation
  • Exudative or non-exudative inflammation
  • Morphologic Patterns
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Morphologic Patterns

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– Serous
– Fibrinous
– Suppurative
– Ulcerative

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Acute inflammation

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– Rapid onset, short duration (minutes to days)
– Emigration of leukocytes, predominately neutrophils
– Exudation of fluid and plasma proteins

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Chronic inflammation

3

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– Longer duration
– Mononuclear cells –macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells
– Proliferation of blood vessels and fibroblasts

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Exudative - — inflammation tends to be

more exudative

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acute

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Non-Exudative - — inflammation is
frequently non-exudative and is often
associated with (2)

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chronic

fibrosis and scarring

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Inflammation –

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the body’s response to injury

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36
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inflammation (5)

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– Thermal
– Physical
– Chemical
– Allergic
– Immune mediated disease
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Immunity –

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comes into play when inflammation

is caused by a living organism (infection)

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Infection may provoke

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inflammation & immunity

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39
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— may exist without infection

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Inflammation

–Inflammation DOES NOT imply infection

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Hypersensitivity (allergic disease) may cause

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inflammation

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Autoimmune disease may cause

—

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inflammation

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The Body’s Defenses:

3 Lines of Defense

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Barriers
Inflammatory Response
Immune Response

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Barriers

3

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– Skin
– Mucous membranes
– Secretions

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Inflammatory Response

2

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– Cells (leukocytes)

– Molecules (mediators)

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Immune Response

2

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– Antibodies (humoral)

– Cytotoxic T cells (cellular)

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Components Of
Inflammatory Responses
(3)

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  • Circulating blood cells and plasma proteins
  • Cells of the blood vessel walls
  • Cells and proteins of the extracellular matrix
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Inflammation Is The

Body’s Response To —

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Injury

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48
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Most of the defensive elements are located in the —

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blood

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49
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Inflammation is the means by which defensive cells and chemicals leave the blood and enter the —

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tissue

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Inflammation is a complex reaction to injury:

4

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– Vascular responses
– Cellular responses
– Systemic reactions
– Repair

51
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— is beneficial. Excess or prolonged — may be harmful.

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Inflammation

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Leukocytes –

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defensive cells

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Plasma –

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defensive proteins

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The Inflammatory Response:

5 R’s

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  • Recognition of the injurious agent
  • Recruitment of leukocytes
  • Removal of the agent
  • Regulation (control) of the response
  • Resolution (repair)
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Causes of Acute Inflammation

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  • Mechanical injury
  • Chemical injury
  • Radiation injury
  • Thermal injury
  • Infection
  • Compromise of blood supply
  • Immune injury
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Cardinal Signs of Acute Inflammation

5

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  • Calor –heat
  • Rubor - redness
  • Tumor - swelling
  • Dolor - pain
  • Loss of function
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Cellular Events in Acute Inflammation

7

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  • Margination
  • Rolling
  • Adhesion
  • Diapedesis
  • Chemotaxis
  • Phagocytosis
  • Killing
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Systemic Manifestations of Acute

Inflammation (3)

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fever
Leukocytosis
Acute phase response

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Fever –due to —

A

pyrogens

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Fever (2)

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– Cytokines - TNF, IL-1 released by leukocytes

– Prostaglandins –from membrane phospholipids

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Leukocytosis

3

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– Leukemoid reaction
– Neutrophilia - shift-to-left
– Lymphocytosis

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Acute phase response –

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cytokines stimulate hepatocytes to synthesize and secrete acute phase proteins

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Acute phase response (2)

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– C-reactive protein (CRP) –acts as an opsonin

– Mannose-binding lectin - acts as an opsonin

64
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Lymphangitis

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• Lymphatic spread of

bacterial infection

65
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Lymphangitis description

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Painful red streaks and
regional
lymphadenopathy

66
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Chemical Mediators Of Inflammation (2) derived

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cell

plasma protein

67
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preformed mediators in secretory granules (3)

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histamine
serotonin
lysosomal enzymes

68
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mediator: histamine
source: (3)

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mast cells
basophils
platelets

69
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mediator: serotonin
source:

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platelets

70
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mediator: lysosomal enzymes
source: (2)

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neutrophils

macrophages

71
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newly synthesized (6)

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prostaglandins 
leukotrienes 
platelet activating factors
activated oxygen species
NO
cytokines
72
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mediator: prostaglandins
source: (3)

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all leukocytes
platelets
EC

73
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mediator: leukotrienes
source:

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all leukocytes

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mediator: platelet activating factors
source: (2)

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all leukocytes

EC

75
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mediator: activated oxygen species
source:

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all lleukocytes

76
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mediator: NO
source:

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macrophages

77
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mediator: cytokines
source: (3)

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lymphocytes
macrophages
EC

78
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factor 12 activation (2)

A 
kinin system (bradykinin)
coaggulation/fibrinolysis system
79
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complement activation (4)

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C3A
C5A
C3B
C5b-9

80
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Vasoactive Amines (2)

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HISTAMINE AND SEROTONIN

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Unlike most other mediators, histamine and serotonin are available in

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preformed supplies

82
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Histamine is stored in

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granules of mast cells

83
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Serotonin is stored in the

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granules of platelets

84
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The first mediators to be released after injury

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Histamine and Serotonin

85
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Histamine and Serotonin cause (2)

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dilation and leakage

86
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Antigen (Ag) -

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A substance that can induce an immune response when introduced into an animal.

87
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Antibody (Ab) -

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A protein that is produced in response an antigen. The antibody binds the antigen that stimulated its production. All antibodies are immunoglobulins.

88
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Immunoglobulin (Ig) -

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A glycoprotein composed of heavy and light chains that functions as an antibody.

89
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Schematic Structure of a Typical
Immunoglobulin (Antibody) Molecule
(4)

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• Heavy chains (2)
• Light chains (2)
• Variable regions form 
antigen-binding site (Fab)
• Constant end (Fc) 
receptor for attachment 
of phagocytic cells)
90
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• IgM -

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first immunoglobulin to appear in an immune response

91
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• IgG -

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principal immunoglobulin of the secondary immune response. Only immunoglobulin capable of crossing the placental barrier

92
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• IgA -

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principal immunoglobulin in external secretions of mucosal surfaces, tears, saliva, and colostrum

93
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• IgE -

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plays an important role in immediate hypersensitivity reactions and parasitic infections

94
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• IgD -

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thought to activate the B-lymphocyte

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The Complement System

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• C1 to C9
• Critical step  activation of C3
–C3 convertase cleaves C3 –C3a, C3b
• C3b deposits to microbes surface, forms C5 
convertase
• C5 convertase cleaves C5 –C5a, C5b
• Initiates assembly of MAC
96
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Complement System is
Multifunctional
(4)

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• Membrane attack complex (MAC) lysis 
(C56789)
• Opsonization (C3b)
• Chemotaxis (C5a)
• Vasodilation and increased vessel 
permeability via histamine release  (C3a, C5a) 
anaphylatoxins
97
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All acute inflammatory reactions may have one of three outcomes:
(3)

A
  1. Complete resolution
  2. Healing by connective tissue replacement (fibrosis)
  3. Progression of the response to chronic inflammation
98
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Fibrinous Inflammation:

A

Fibrinous Pericarditis in Rheumatic Fever

99
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Abscess

A

• A localized collection of pus that has accumulated in

a tissue cavity, producing fluctuance

100
Q

Cellulitis

A 
• Diffuse spread of an 
acute inflammatory 
process through the 
fascial planes of soft 
tissue producing 
erythema, edema, 
warmth, and pain, 
without consolidation
101
Q

Catarrhal (Seromucous) Inflammation

A 
• Catarrhal 
inflammation, a clinical 
type of exudative 
inflammation, occurs 
only on mucosal 
surfaces containing 
mucus-secreting cells, 
such as nasal or 
bronchial mucosa
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Ulcerative Inflammation:

Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

A

• An ulcer is a defect in epithelial continuity

103
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Lazy Leukocyte Syndrome

A

Impaired Chemotaxis –Mutation of Contractile Proteins

104
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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

5

A
  • A rare autosomal recessive condition associated with albinism
  • Giant lysosomal inclusions from fused primary granules
  • Both chemotaxis and phagolysosome formation are defective
  • Recurrent infections
  • Platelet function is abnormal
105
Q

Chronic Granulomatous
Disease of Childhood
(5)

A
  • X-linked (2/3) or autosomal (1/3) recessive
  • Deficient NADPH oxidase in the cell membranes of neutrophils and monocytes, resulting in an absent respiratory burst
  • No H2O2 produced - HOCl- is notsynthesized because of the absence of H2O2
  • Catalase-negative organisms (e.g., Streptococcus species) are killed
  • Catalase-positive organisms (e.g., Staphylococcus aureus) are not killed
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) Deficiency

5

A
  • A common (1:2,000 individuals) autosomal recessive absence of myeloperoxidase enzyme in neutrophil and monocyte granules
  • Respiratory burst is normal and H2O2 is produced
  • Absence of MPO prevents synthesis of HOCl-
  • No great clinical consequences in most people
  • Diabetics may develop candidiasis
107
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Too few neutrophils

2

A

– Agranulocytosis

– Cyclic neutropenia

108
Q

Failure in adhesion

1

A

– Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (LAD)

109
Q

Slow chemotaxis

1

A

– “Lazy” leukocyte syndrome

110
Q

Failure to phagocytose

2

A

– Bruton Agammaglobulinemia

– Complement deficiency

111
Q

Failure to kill

3

A

– Chronic Granulomatous Disease of Childhood
– Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
– Myeloperoxidase Deficiency

112
Q

Causes of Chronic Inflammation

8

A
  • Persistent infection - mycobacteria
  • Prolonged exposure to toxic agents
  • Exogenous - silicosis
  • Endogenous - atherosclerosis
  • Immune-mediated inflammatory disease
  • Autoimmune diseases - rheumatoid arthritis
  • Unregulated immune responses against microbes –inflammatory bowel disease
  • Immune responses against environmental substances –(allergic disease) -bronchial asthma
113
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Morphologic Features Of
Chronic Inflammation
(3)

A

• Mononuclear cell infiltration
• Tissue destruction
• Attempts at healing by connective tissue
replacement

114
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• Mononuclear cell infiltration – (3)

A

lymphocytes,

plasma cells and macrophages

115
Q

• Tissue destruction –

A

due to a persistent

offending agent or by the inflammatory cells

116
Q

• Attempts at healing by connective tissue

replacement - (2)

A

angiogenesis and fibrosis

117
Q

Granulomatous Inflammation

5

A 
• A pattern of chronic 
inflammation 
• Aggregates of epitheliod
macrophages (activated)
• Multinucleated giant cells
• Mononuclear leukocytes, 
principally lymphocytes 
and occasionally plasma 
cells peripherally
• Fibrosis variable
118
Q

Classification of Granulomas

2

A
  • Immune granulomas

* Foreign body granulomas

119
Q

Immune Granuloma:

A

Coccidioides immitis

120
Q

Caseation Necrosis in Tuberculosis:

A

Necrotizing Granulomatous

Inflammation

121
Q

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis:

Intracellular Pathogen

A

• Blocks fusion of phagosome with lysozome

122
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Granulation Tissue (2)

A

Reparative Tissue

Endothelial Cells and Fibroblasts

123
Q

Granulomatous Tissue (2)

A

Epitheliod Macrophages

Giant Cells

124
Q

Pyogenic Granuloma:

Granulation Tissue NOT — Tissue

A

Granulomatous

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