Inflammatory Mediators Flashcards
effect of histamine release
dilation of arterioles and increased permeability of venules by producing interendothelial gaps due to retraction of endothelial cell
how is histamine mediated?
binding to H1 receptors on microvascular endothelial cells
what does production of histamine induce
induces synthesis of prostacyclin and nitric oxide (smooth muscle relaxants and vasodilation)
what are things that stimulate release of histamine from mast cells
trauma, cold, heat, binding of Ab to mast cell, C3a and C5a, IL-1, IL-8, substance P, histamine releasing proteins from WBC
where are histamines stored
preformed and stored in granules and released immediately
what is the source of serotonin?
platelets and some neuroendocrine cells
when is serotonin released?
released with histamine during platelet aggregation
what does serotonin do
vasoconstrictor and is a neurotransmitter in the GI tract
what do steroids do
inhibits phospholiases that are needed for the arachidonic acid pathway. reduce transcription of genes encoding COX-2, phospholipase A2, proinflammatory cytokines and iNOS
what is produced in the arachidonic acid pathway
- cylooxygenases
2. 5-lipooxygenase
what does prostacyclin do (PGI2)
vasodilation, inhibit platelet aggregation
what does thromboxane A2 do?
vasoconstriction, promote platelet aggregation
what does PGE/PGD do
vasodilation, increased vascular permeability
what pathway makes prostaglandins and thromboxanes?
cyclooxygenase (COX)
what do aspirin, indomethacin do?
inhibit COX1 and COX2 (inhibit making of prostaglandins and thromboxanes)
how is leukotriene B4 made?
5-lipooxygenase makes 5-HETE which makes leukotriene B4
what makes leukotriene C4, D4, and E4
5-lipooxygenase
what do leukotrienes C4, D4, and E4 do
bronchospasm and increased vascular permeability
what does PGE2 do?
pain and fever
what are the main causes of pain in inflammation
PGE2 and bradykinin
what are ecosinoids
arachidonic acid metabolites (lipid products)
how are ecosinoids made
membrane amino acids are rapidly converted by enzymes into prostaglandins and leukotrienes when cells are activated by diverse stimuli
what do phosphoplipases do
release membrane amino acids into cell cytoplasm to be metabolized by 1 of 2 enzymatic pathways
what do steroids do
inhibit phospholipases that release membrane AA into cell cytoplasm to enter lipooxygenase or cyclooxygenase pathways
what does the cyclooxygenase pathway produce?
prostaglandins and thromboxane
what does the lipooxygenase pathway produce?
leukotrienes and lipoxins
what do PGD2, PGE2, PGF2 do
- vasodilation
2. potentiate edema by enhancing vascular permeability effects of other mediators
what does PGE2 do specifically
mediates pain and is involved in cytokine induced fever with infections
what does PGI2 do? prostacyclin
is released from endothelium and vasodilates and inhibits platelet aggregation
what does thromboxane A2 do
released from platelets and vasoconstricts and promotes platelet aggregation
cyclooxygenase pathway products
- PGI2 prostacyclin
- thromboxane A2
- PGD2, PGE2, PGF2