Mediators Flashcards
Plasma derived mediators
Kinins
Complements
Coagulation system
Plasminolysis system
Locally produced mediators
Histamine Serotonin / 5HT Platelet activating factor (PAF) Prostaglandins Leukotrienes Nitric oxide
it is generated from the membrane phospholipids of neutrophils, monocytes, basophils, endothelium, and platelets (and other cells)by the action of phospholipase A2.
Platelet activating factor (PAF)
: are polypeptide products of many cell types (but principally activated lymphocytes and macrophages) that modulate the function of other cell types
Cytokines
platelet stimulation, vasoconstriction and vasodilation, increased vascular permeability and bronchoconstriction, enhances leukocyte adhesion, chemotaxis, leukocyte degranulation, and the oxidative burst
PAF
augmented by a number of stimuli including: bacterial endotoxin, immune complex formation, C3a, bradykinin & IL-1
cyclooxygenase pathway
**major sources in the acute inflammatory response include monocytes, macrophages, endothelial cells and platelets
Products of this pathway include prostaglandin (PGE2), PGD2, PGF2a, PGI2 (prostacyclin), and thromboxane A2 (TXA2)
cyclooxygenase pathway
may be released from endothelial cells upon stimulation by acetylcholine and bradykinin where it acts as a potent vasodilator and inhibitor of platelet aggregation
NO
synthesized and stored in mast cells, platelets and basophils
Histamine
promote pain, fever, vasodilation and increased vascular permeability
cyclooxygenase pathway
Products of this pathway include prostaglandin (PGE2), PGD2, PGF2a, PGI2 (prostacyclin), and thromboxane A2 (TXA2)
synthesized and released from neutrophils, basophils and mast cells
lipoxygenase pathway
diffuses rapidly through the blood stream
-promotes vasodilation, and increased vascular permeability
Histamine
LTA4 can be taken up by…….and converted to LTB4 and LTC4
Platelets,RBCs and endothelial cells
group of serine proteases
Kinins
Vasoconstriction
PAF,LT