L4-7 Inflammation and healing Flashcards
Cardinal signs of acute inflammation
- Rubor (redness)
- Tumor (swelling)
- Calor (warmth)
- Dolor (pain)
- Loss of function
3 tissue changes in acute inflammation (pathway)
- Alteration of vasculature leading to increased BF
- Vascular dilatation
- Increased membrane permeability - Exudation of fluid and plasma
- Edema - Migration and activation of leukocytes
- Margination, rolling and adhesions of leukocytes
- Transmigration across endothelium
- Movement towards chemotactic molecules
4 sequelae of acute inflammation
- Complete resolution
- Healing by scarring
- Suppuration
- Chronic inflammation
Difference between acute and chronic inflammation in terms of cells involved
Acute: neutrophils and macrophages
Chronic: lymphocytes, plasma cells and macrophages
Sometimes GRANULOMAS
5 characteristics of granulomatous inflammation
- Aggregates of macrophages (epithelioid histiocytes)
- Multinuclear giant cells
- Plasma cells
- Necrosis / no necrosis
- Rim of lymphocytes
Example of caseous and non-caseous granulomatous inflammation
Caseous: TB
Non-caseous: Crohn disease
3 stimuli of granulomatous inflammation
- Persistent T-cell response
- Immune-mediated (type IV)
- Foreign body
3 outcomes of healing and repair
- Resolution
- Regeneration
- Repair by fibrosis (scarring)
Examples of labile cells
- Epidermis
- Epithelium of GIT
- Bone marrow
Examples of stable cells
- Liver
- Renal tubules
Examples of permanent cells
- Neuronal cells
- Heart muscles
What are the 4 main components of repair by connective tissue fibrosis?
- Angiogenesis
- Migration of fibroblasts
- Deposition of ECM and collagen synthesis
- Maturation and organisation of fibrous tissue
5 steps of angiogenesis
- Degradation of basement membrane of parent vessel to allow formation of capillary sprout
- Migration of endothelial cells towards angiogenic stimulus
- Proliferation and maturation of endothelial cells + lumen formation
4.Recruitment of periendothelial cells for support and maintenance
What are the characteristics of a wound that undergoes healing by first intention
- Wounds with opposed edges
- Minimum tissue loss
- Rapid rate of healing
- Minimal granulation tissue
- Minimal scarring
- Low risk of infection
What happened within the first week of healing by first intention?
- Recruitment of neutrophils to the site of injury
- Formation of vascular granulation tissue
- Capillary proliferation
- Migration and proliferation of fibroblasts
- Re-epithelialization