PATHOMA Acute inflammation 10/30 Flashcards
In acute what 2 presence in tissue?
edema and neutrophils
Acute infl arises in response to?
Infection (to eliminate pathogen) or tissue necrosis (to clear necrotic debris)
whats the point of acute infl in infection?
to eliminate pathogen
whats the point of acute infl in tissue necrosis?
to clear necrotic debris
response and specificity in acute?
IMMEDIATE response with LIMITED specificy
type of immunity in acute?
innate immunity
Mediators of acute infl? 5 groups
Toll like receptors (TLRs); Arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites; Mast cells; Complement; Hageman factors.
- where are present TLRs?
present on cells on the innate immune system (eg. macrophages and dendritic cells)
and ALSO ON ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY (eg lymphocytes).
- What does activate TLRs?
Activated by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that are commonly shared by microbes
- example of PAMPs?
lipopolysacharide
- what is co-receptor for TLR4 on macrophages?
CD14
- PAMPs and TLRs interaction example?
CD14 on macrophages recognizes LPS (a PAMP) on the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria.
- TLR activation results in what?
upregulation of NF-kappaB.
- what does NF-kappaB?
its a nuclear transcription factor that activates immune response genes leading to production of multiple immune mediators.
- why TLR plays important role also in chronic inflammation?
TLR are present on ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY (eg lymphocytes) cells and, hence, play important role in mediating chronic inflammation.
- Arachidonic acid (AA) is released from the ….?
phospholipid cell membrane by phospholipase A2.
- AA is released by?
Arachidonic acid (AA) is released from the phospholipid cell membrane by phospholipase A2.
- once AA is released from the phospholipid cell membrane by phospholipase A2, whats next?
acted upon by cyclooxygenase or 5-lipoxygenase
- If AA is acted upon by cyclooxygenase, what is produced?
prostaglandins (PG).
- What PG mediate vasodilation and incr. permeability?
PGI2, PGD2, PGE2
- what PG mediates pain and fever?
PGE2