NSAIDS Flashcards
Physiological response of the body to tissue injury and infection
Inflammation
Four cardinal signs of inflammation
Calor - heat
Dolor - pain
Rubor - redness
Tumor - swelling
Hot si calor, Nasaktan si Dolor, RR
Mediate responses
Vascular diameter (vasodilation) and Vascular permeability
Explain what happens during vascular diameter (vasodilation)
Increased blood flow resulting in rubor (reddening) and calor (heating)
Explain what happens during vascular permeability
Increased permeability resulting to slow leakage of fluid resulting in swelling (edema)
Leukocytes arrive to site of injury and phagocytize the pathogens releasing _________
Soluble mediators: cytokine, leukotriene, prostaglandins
Inflammation can be ____ and ____
Acute and Chronic
Acute inflammation occurs _______
In response to tissue injury
Chronic inflammation
Leads to progressive destruction
Two systems involved in acute inflammatory response
Clotting systems and Kinin systems
Explain clotting system (acute inflam response)
Fibrin produces clots to stop spread of infection through the blood
Explain kinin system (acute inflam response)
Produces bradykinin which results to vasodilation and permeability
During acute inflammation, what dominates the landscape?
Non-protein based soluble factors (eicosanoids, bioamines)
Represents a diverse family of lipid mediators with fundamental roles in physiology and disease
Eicosanoids
Chronic inflammation results from what?
Continuous exposure to offending element
T or F: Pathogen persistence causes continuous activation of T-cells and cancers
True
In chronic inflammation, the following are activated and accumulated
Macrophages, Lymphocytes, Fibroblast
T or F: In chronic inflammation, cytokines, chemokines, growth factors are the primary factors
True
Give the 2 treatment strategies
- Relief of symptoms - NSAIDs
- Maintain function and slowing of tissue-damaging process - DMARDs
Phospholipids are converted into ____ by the enzyme ____
Into arachidonic acid by phospholipase
What are given to remove the enzyme phospholipase, inhibiting arachidonic acid production?
Corticosteroids
Arachidonic acid is converted into ____ by the enzyme ____
Into leukotrienes by lipoxygenase
What are given to prevent conversion of AA to Leukotrienes?
Lipoxygenase inhibitors
Responsible for an increase in vascular permeability and constriction of smooth muscles (e.g., bronchial airways)
Leukotrienes C, D, E
Functions for phagocytic attraction or activation by engulfing pathogens, hence, releasing chemicals responsible for inflammation
Leukotriene B
What is given to prevent the phagocytic action of Leukotriene B?
Colchicine
What are given to inhibit binding of leukotrienes to their receptors?
Receptor Antagonists (e.g., Montelukast)
AA can also be converted to ___, ___, and ___ by the enzyme ____
Into prostaglandin, prostacyclin, thromboxane by cyclooxygenase
Cyclooxygenase may be inhibited by ___ and ___?
NSAIDs and Aspirin
T or F: Prostaglandins inhibit platelet aggregation
False, prostacyclins
From what family are AA?
Eicosanoids
Most abundant eicosanoid precursor
AA
T or F: Linolenic acid (Omega 3) is converted to Linoleic acid (Omega 6) to form AA
False, Linoleic acid (Omega 6) –> Linolenic acid (Omega 3) –> AA
Straight-chain derivatives of eicosanoids
Leukotrienes