Pearls Review Flashcards
Metaplasias: Smokers transition
ciliated columnar epithelium -> squamous.
Metaplasias: GERD transition
squamous -> intestinal type
= Barrett Esophagus
(predisposes to carcinoma).
Metaplasia: HPV transition
columnar -> squamous
swelling, karyorrhexis, leakage, inflammation, ALWAYS pathological.
Necrosis:
shrinkage, fragmentation/condensation, either path or physiological.
Apoptosis:
Apoptotic Pathway: Instrinsic; Injury ->
Bcl-2 stops inhibiting -> mitochondria -> Cytochrome C -> caspases -> endonuclease activation and breakdown cytoskeleton.
Apoptotic Extrinsic
Fas + TNF receptor -> caspases -> etc.
Pathologic Calcification: Dystrophic;
damaged tissue, normal serum Ca (ex. Heart valves, atherosclerosis).
Pathologic Calcification:Metastatic;
normal tissue, hypercalcemia (ex. PTH, Vit D intoxication, Bone destruction, renal failure)
TRECs (T cell Receptor Excision Circles)
are circular pieces of DNA generated during T cell receptor editing. Absent in SCID (hence the screening test)
What is absent in SCID that you can test for
TRECs
obstructive lung disease due to inflammation/swelling and fibrosis of the lung. Some primary causes and also from recurrent infection
Bronchiectasis
IgE mediated, requires sensitization, not dose dependent.
Allergen
Not IgE mediated, dose dependent, will affect everyone at high dose.
Irritant
only made by Mast cells = best marker for Mast cell activation
Tryptase
Regulatory Tcells express_____ and suppress immune responses - disease is IPEX
Foxp3
Foxp3 messed up in this disease… thus no Tregs
IPEX
Acute inflammation dominant cell
neutrophils
Chronic inflammation dominant cells =
Monocytes & Lymphocytes
_______recognize PAMPs -> release TNF -> increase thrombogenicity.
TLRs
______ recognize dead cells (uric acid, ATP crystals) -> release IL-1 -> activates fibroblasts
Inflammasome
low protein/cells (SG <1.012) minimal flow.
Transudate -
high in protein/cells (SG > 1.020) high flow.
Exudate
Adhesion:_______ loose on endothelial, platelets, and leukocytes.
_______ tight, only on leukocytes.
Selectins
Integrins
Selectins present on
endothelial cells, platelets, leukocytes
Integrins present on
leukocytes
movement of leukocytes through vessel wall by CD31 (PECAM1)
Diapedesis:
How do leukocytes move through vessels wall?
CD31 or PECAM
Histamine present in:
mast cells, basophils platelets
Action of Histamine
vasodilation, increase permeability.
NO present in:
endothelium, macrophages
NO action:
vasodilation
Bradykinin present in:
(Liver - plasma)
Bradykinin action
Increase permeability, pain.
IL-1, TNF present in
(macrophages, endothelium, mast cells):
Action of IL-1 and TNF
chemotaxis, FEVER
Chronic granulomatous inflammation contains
Multinucleated giant cells (from monocyte fusions) caused by IFN-y
What causes giant cell fusion
IFN-y
Systemic Inflammatory Reponse Syndrome (SIRS):
- fever.
- elevated plasma levels of acute phase proteins.
3 leukocytosis
Fever due to pyrogens (___,____,_____) -> production of PGE2 -> reset hypothalamus
(LPS, or IL-1, TNF)