Inflammation- Mesa Flashcards
Key player in acute inflammation
neutrophils
Stimuli for accute inflammation
necrosis
foreign bodies
infection
immmune reaction
Vasuclar changes
cause red color: blood flowing
also cause swollen
Exudate
High Protein cells
Transudate
low protein cells
What helps with adhesion
integrins
secretins
Move through wall?
chemoaxis
What are 3 ways C3 can complement?
- C3b can attach to Ca and stimulate inflmmation by attracting more leukocytes
- C3b can act directly on its own and induce phagocytosis
- C3b can gather and form MAC for cell lysis
Bradykinin
PAIN
smooth muscle constricter not vascular
Which chemical mediater pain and fever? clotting?
Prostaglandins
Which are mediators are vasodilators?
serotonin
histamine
lipoxins
nitric oxide
Which mediators are vasonconstrictors?
Leuokotrienes (maintain blood pressure)
What stops cgemotaxis?
lipoxins
Granulomatous Inflammation
Crohns disease histocytes* giant cells fivroblasts lymphs
Fibrosis as healing
In order for fibrosis to occur, you need t use connective tissue from ECM, which means you will have to damage ECM