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What are the important mediators of acute inflammation?

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Vasoactive amines
Lipid products
Cytokines
Products of complement activation

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Mediators are either ——— by cells or generated from——

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Secreted
Plasma proteins

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Cell derived mediators are normally sequestered in —— and can be rapidly secreted by ———. E.g ———

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Are synthesized —— E.g —,—,— in response to ——

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Intracellular granules
Granule exocytosis
Histamine in mast cell granules

De novo
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, cytokines
In response to a stimulus

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What are the sources of Histamine

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Mast cells, basophils, platelets

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Action of Histamine

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Vasodilation
Endothelial activation
Increased vascular permeability

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What are the sources of Prostaglandins ?

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Mast cells, leukocytes

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What are the actions of prostaglandins?

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Vasodilation, pain, fever

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What are the sources of Leukotrienes?

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Mast cells, leukocytes

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What are the actions of leukotrienes?

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Increased vascular permeability
Chemotaxis
Leukocyte adhesion and activation

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What are the sources of cytokines(TNF, IL-1, IL-6)

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Macrophages
Endothelial cells
Mast cells

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What are the functions of Cytokines(systemic and local)

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Local;endothelial activation
Systemic;fever, metabolic abnormalities, hypotension(shock)

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What are the sources of Chemokines?

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Leukocytes, activated macrophages

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What are the actions of Chemokines?

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Chemotaxis, leukocyte activation

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What are the sources of platelet activating factors?

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Leukocytes
Mast cells

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What are the actions of PAF?

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Vasodilation
Increased vascular permeability
Leukocytes adhesion
Chemotaxis
Degranulation
Oxidative burst

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What is the source of the complement system?

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Plasma(produced in the liver)

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What are the actions of Complement system?

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Leukocyte Chemotaxis and activation
Direct target killing(membrane atttacj complex)
Vasodilation (mast cell smooth muscle)

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What are the sources of Kinins?

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Plasma(produced in the liver)

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What are the actions of Kinins

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Increased vascular permeability
Smooth muscle contraction
Vasodilation
Pain

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The major cells that produce mediators of acute inflammation are the —— that detect invaders and damage in tissues

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Sentinels

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——— mediators are produced mainly in the liver and are present in the circulation as —— precursors that must be activated

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Plasma derived
Inactive

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Most mediators are short lived. T/F

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True

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The secondary mediators can only have the same actions as the initial mediators and no different or opposing activities

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False. They may have the same actions but may also have different and opposing activities

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What are the richest sources of Histamine?

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Mast cells are normally present where?
CT adjacent to blood vessels
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Where can Histamine be found apart from Mast cells?
Basophils and platelets
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Histamine can be released in response to?
Physical injury(heat, cold, trauma) Binding of antibodies to mast cells which underlies immediate hypersensitivity(allergic) reactions Products of complement called anaphylatoxins(C3a and C5a)
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Histamine can be released in response to products of complements called?
Anaphylatoxins(C3a and C5a)
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——— secrets histamine releasing proteins
Leukocytes
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Neuropeptides(—) and cytokines(—) may also trigger the release of ——
Substance P IL-1, IL-8 Histamine
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Histamine causes dilation of smooth muscles
False. Contraction
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Antihistamine drugs are histamine receptor agonists. T/F
False. Antagonist
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What substance is a preformed vasoactive mediator present in platelets and certain neuroendocrine cells such as GIT
Serotonin
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What is the primary function of Serotonin and where is it found? Other functions?
Neurotransmitter in the GIT Also a vasoconstrictor
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Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes are produced from?
Arachidonic acid present in membrane lipids
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AA is a 20-carbon ——— acid(——) Derived from?
Polyunsaturated fatty acid(5, 8, 11, 14-eicosatetraenoic acid) Dietary sources or by conversion from essential fatty acid linoleic acid
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AA occurs in free cells. T/F
False. It doesn’t but it’s normally esterified in membrane phospholipids
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Mechanical, chemical, and physical stimuli or other mediators (e.g., C5a) release AA from membrane phospholipids through ——
action of cellular phospholipases, mainly phospholipase A2
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AA-derived mediators, are synthesized by two major classes of enzymes what are they are?
Cyclooxygenases which generate prostaglandins and thromboxanes and Lipooxygenases which generate Leukotrienes and lipotoxins
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AA-derived metabolites bind to G protein-coupled receptors on many cell types and can mediate virtually every step of ——
Inflammation
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What ecosanoids are responsible for the action of vasodilation?
PGI2(prostacyclin), PGE1, PGE2, PGD2
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What ecosanoids are responsible for the action of vasoconstriction?
Thromboxane A2, Leukotrienes C4, D4, E4
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What ecosanoids are responsible for the action of increased vascular permeability?
Leukotrienes C4, D4, E4
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What ecosanoids are responsible for the action of Chemotaxis, leukocyte adhesion?
Leukotrienes B4, HETE
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Prostaglandins are produced by?
Mast cells Leukocytes Macrophages Endothelial cells
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PGs are involved in vascular and systemic reactions of inflammation. T/F
True
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PGs are generated by the actions of two ——
Cyclooxygenases(COX-1 and COX-2)
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What COX is constitutively expressed in most tissues?
Cox-1
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What COX generates prostaglandins involved in inflammatory reactions but is low and absent in most normal tissues?
COX-2
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What COX has homeostatic function e.g fluid and electrolyte balance in kidneys, cytoprotection in the GIT?
COX-1
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What are the different structural features of PG?
PGD, PGE, PGF, PGG, PGH
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What are the most important PG?
Thromboxane A2, PGD2, PGE2, PGF2a, PGI2
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Platelets contain the enzyme —— and hence —— is the major product in these cells?
Thromboxane synthase Thromboxane A2
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TxA2 is a potent platelet activating agent and a vasodilator. T/F
False. It’s a vasoconstrictor
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TxA2 is unstable(T/F) and rapidly converts into its inactive form ——
True TxB2
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Vascular endothelium lacks —— but possesses ——
Thromboxane synthese Prostacyclin synthase
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Vascular endothelium is respond for the formation of prostacyclin(—) and it’s stable end product ——
PGI2 PGFIa

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