Pathology: inflammation Flashcards
True or false: apoptosis requires ATP
True
Apoptosis via the intrinsic pathway and extrinsic pathway both lead to activation of what proteins?
Caspases
What is nuclear shrinkage seen in apoptosis?
Pyknosis
What is the nuclear fragmentation seen in apoptosis?
Karyorrhexis
What happens to the cytoplasm of cells undergoing apoptosis?
Deep eosinophilia
DNA laddering, seen in apoptosis, is caused by what (name the process used, and the enzyme)?
Radiation, causing endonucleases to cleave DNA
BAX is pro or anti apoptotic?
Pro
Bcl-2 is pro or anti apoptotic?
Anti
What is the chemical released from mitochondria that cause apoptosis?
Cytochrome C
How does Bcl-2 prevent cytochrome 2 release?
Binds and inhibits Apaf-1
What is the MOA of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis?
Changes in regulating fators
What are the two routes of the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis?
- Ligand receptor (FasL binds to Fas)
- CTL release of perforin/granzyme
What is the the route of apoptosis that the thymus undergoes?
Fas +FasL
What happens in the apoptotic pathway when Fas binds FasL?
Forms a death domain (FADD)
Defective Fas-Fasl interaction is the basis for what types of disorders?
Autoimmune disorders
What types of tissues undergo coagulative necrosis?
Tissues supplied by end arteries (heart, liver, kidneys) with cell walls
What types of tissues undergo liquefactive necrosis?
Brain, abscesses–areas with high fat content
What types of infections cause caseous necrosis? (3)
TB
Systemic fungal infections
Nocardia
What causes the dark blue stain of fatty necrosis?
Ca deposits
What are the histological characteristics of fibrinoid necrosis?
Amorphous and pink on H&E
What are the two types of gangrenous necrosis?
Wet (Infection)
Dry (ischemic coagulative)
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: ATP depletion
Reversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: nuclear pyknosis, karyorrhexis, or karyolysis
Irreversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: cellular/mito swelling
Reversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: nuclear chromatin clumping
Reversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: Lysosomal rupture
Irreversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: Mitochondrial permeability
Irreversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: cellular fatty changes
Reversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible: ribosomal/polysomal detachment
Reversible
Reversible with O2, or irreversible:membrane blebbing
Reversible
What is the most susceptible part of the brain to necrosis?
ACA/MCA/PCA boundary areas
What is the most susceptible area of the heart to necrosis?
Subendocardium
What is the most susceptible area of the kidney to necrosis?
Straight segment of the proximal tubule
What is the most susceptible area of the liver to necrosis?
Central vein
What is the most susceptible area of the colon to necrosis?
Splenic flexure
Reperfusion injury is caused by what? What type of infarcts (red or white)
Free radicals
Red
Pale infarcts occur in what types of tissue?
Solid tissues with single blood supply
What is the first sign of shock?
Tachycardia
What is distributive shock?
a medical condition in which abnormal distribution of blood flow in the smallest blood vessels results in inadequate supply of blood to the body’s tissues and organs
What happens to total pulmonary resistance, cardiac output, and venous return in distributive shock?
Lower TPR
Increased CO
Increased venous return
What happens to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in distributive shock? cardiogenic shock? Hypovolemic shock?
Distributive = decreased Cardiogenic = increased Hypovolemic = decreased
Vasodilation or vasoconstriction: Distributive shock and hypovolemic/cardiogenic (match correctly)
Vasodilation in distributive
Vasoconstriction for cardiogenic/hypovolemic
Which type of shock in which BP can be restored using IVF: cardiogenic or distributive
Cardiogenic/hypovolemic
An increased or decreased in endogenous hormones will cause atrophy?
Decrease
An increased or decreased in exogenous hormones will cause atrophy?
Increase
An increase or decrease in metabolic demand will cause atrophy?
Decrease
An increase or decrease in pressure (generally) will cause atrophy?
Increased (e.g. nephrolithiasis)
What are the cardinal signs of inflammation?
Rubor (redness) Dolor (pain) Calor (heat) Tumor (edema) Functio laesa (function loss)
What are the first WBCs that are seen in acute inflammation?
PMNs
What are the WBCs that are seen in chronic inflammation?
Mononuclear cells and fibroblasts
What is in a granuloma?
Nodular collections of epithelioid macrophages and giant cells
What is the hallmark cell that can be found in chronic inflammation?
Giant cells
What are the possible outcomes of chronic inflammation?
Scarring, amyloidosis
What is chromatolysis? What are the three hallmarks of it?
Neuron body cell changes after injury.
- Round cellular swelling
- Displacement of nucleus to the periphery
- Dispersion of Nissl substance
What is dystrophic calcification? Is it associated with hypercalcemia?
Ca deposition in tissues secondary to necrosis
NOT directly associated with hypercalcemia
What is metastatic calcification? Is it associated with hypercalcemia?
Widespread Ca deposition secondary to hypercalcemia
Which tissues are most affected by metastatic calcification?
Kidneys
Lungs
Gastric mucosa
Extravasation predominantly occurs where?
At postcapillary venules
What are the four steps of extravasation?
- margination/rolling
- Tight binding
- Diapedesis
- Migration
What are the two signaling proteins that allow for margination and rolling of PMNs?
E-selectin
P-selectin
What are the two signalling proteins that allow for tight binding to occur?
ICAM1 (CD54)
VCAM1 (CD106)
What is the one signalling molecule that allows for leukocyte diapedesis?
PECAM-1 (CD31)
What are the family of molecules that guide leukocytes to their destination after they have crossed the blood vessel border?
Chemotactic products
What are the three ways in which free radicals damage cells? (hint: three different classes of polymers)
Lipid peroxidation
Protein modification
DNA breakage