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Inflammation
Robbins Ch 2 1/20/12
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01/23/2012

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Term
name of organ or tissue + itis = inflammation in that organ or tissue
Definition
formula for making something inflammed
Term
stomatitis/mucositis
Definition
inflammation of mouth/mucosa
Term
periodontitis, not pyorrhea
Definition
pus leaking from the gingiva is called ____
Term
lymphadenitis
Definition
inflammation of lymph node
Term
tonsillitis
Definition
inflammation of tonsil
Term
appendicitis
Definition
inflammation of appendix
Term
peritonitis
Definition
inflammation of the peritoneum
Term
salpingitis
Definition
inflammation of fallopian tube
Term
keratitis
Definition
inflammation of cornea
Term
balanitis
Definition
inflammation of glans penis
Term
cystitis
Definition
inflammation of bladder
Term
1) mechanical injury
2) chemical injury
3) radiation injury(sun burn/UV)
4) thermal injury (heat blister)
5) infection (urethritis)
6) compromise of blood supply (gangrene)
7) immune injury(angioedema)
Definition
list the causes of ACUTE inflammation
Term
Inflammation
Definition
the body's RESPONSE TO INJURY - thermal, physical, chemical, allergic, or immune-mediated disease
Term
Immunity
Definition
when INFLAMMATION is caused by a LIVING organism(infection)
Term
NO!
Definition
Does inflammation mean infection?
Term
Rheumatoid arthritis
Definition
give an example of inflammation without infection
Term
virulence, velocity
Definition
Inflammation depends on ____ of pathogens, and _____ of reactions
Term
1) acute/chronic
2) exudative/non
3) based on clinical features
Definition
describe the 3 ways inflammation is classified
Term
neutrophils
Definition
what cells are involved in acute inflammation?
Term
(mononuclear cells)lymphocytes, plamsa cells, macrophages
Definition
what cells are involved in chronic inflammation?
Term
acute typically
Definition
acute or chronic?
exudation of fluid and plasma proteins
Term
chronic
Definition
acute or chronic?
proliferation of blood vessels and fibroblasts (fibrosis and scarring)
Term
edema
Definition
excess fluid
Term
protein
Definition
exudate is ______ RICH fluid
Term
POOR
Definition
transudate is protein _____ fluid
Term
pus
Definition
an exudate rich in neutrophils and debris of dead cells
Term
1) serous (chicken pox, bullous pemphigoid, laryngeal edema)
2) fibrous (fibrous pericarditis in Rheumatic Fever)
3) supporative/purulent (wharton's duct stone, GBS infxn, bacterial meningitis
4) abcess
5) cellulitis
6) catarrhal/seromucous
7) ulcerative(apthous stomatitis, peptic ulcer)
Definition
list the "clinical" classificaiton categories for inflammation
Term
abcess
Definition
a localized collection of pus that has accumulated in a tissue cavity producing fluctuance
Term
cellulitis (NOT CELLULITE)
Definition
diffuse spread of an acute inflammatory process through fascial planes of soft tissue producing erythema, edema, warmth, and pain WITHOUT CONSOLIDATION
Term
catarrhal inflammation
Definition
a clinical type of exudative inflammation that occurs only on mucosal surfaces containing mucu-secreting cells, such as nasal or bronchial mucosa
Term
ulcer
Definition
a defect in epithelial continuity due to sloughing of necrotic tissue
Term
1) rubor
2) tumor
3) calor
4) dolor
5) loss of function
Definition
list the 5 cardinal signs of scute inflammation
Term
not always
Definition
if something is red, swollen, and warm, is it inflammed?
Term
inflammation
Definition
the means by which defensive cells, proteins and chemicals leave the blood vessels and enter the tissue
Term
the blood(in circulation)
Definition
most defensive elements involved with inflammation are located where?
Term
1) vascular injury
2) cellular responses
3) systemic reactions
4) repair
Definition
list the types of responses that are made in reaction to injury (the components of inflammation)
Term
1) mast cells
2) fibroblasts
3) macrophages
Definition
what cells involved in inflammation are located in the connective tissue?
Term
1) PMN's
2) lymphocytes
3) platelets
4) monocytes
5) clotting factors, kininogens, complement
6) eosinophils
7) basophils
8) endothelial cells
Definition
what cells involved in inflammation are located in blood vessels?
Term
5,000-10,000 cells/ul
Definition
what is a normal leukocyte count?
Term
Neutrophils: 50-70%
Lymphocytes: 20-45%
Monocytes: 10%
Eosinophils: <2%
Basophils: <1%

(never let monkeys eat bananas)
Definition
what does NLMEB stand for?
Term
from 10,000 WBC/ul *.5 = 5,000 neutrophils/ul
Definition
whats a normal absolute neutrophil count?
Term
arterioles: vasodilation
venules: increased vascular permeability
Definition
in the inflammatory process, what occurs in arterioles and venules?
Term
1) margination and adhesion
2) emigration and migration
3) recognition and attachment
4) engulfment and killing
Definition
list the steps leukocytes take in the inflammatory process to get to the tissue
Term
1) histamine
2) nitric oxide
3) prostaglandins
Definition
what compounds are known to cause vasodilation?
Term
increase blood flow and permeability of blood vessels
Definition
what is the purpose of vasodilation?
Term
1) arteriolds vasodilate
2) venules become more permeable
3) there is fluid loss(edema)
4) red cells concentrate
5) the viscosity increases
6) the dilated vessells slow their flow(stasis)
7) there is vascular congestion
Definition
list the events that occur as vascular flow and caliber change in inflammation
Term
1)histamine
2)bradykinin
3)leukotrienes
Definition
list the compounds that cause endothelial cell contraction which leads to the separation of their intercellular junctions
Term
bradykinin & prostaglandins
Definition
what chemical mediator causes pain?
Term
1) Histamine - mast cells/basophils/platelets - increase vasc. permeability/vasodilate/endothelium activation
2) Seratonin - platelets - vasodilation
3) C5a, C3a - plasma(liver)-anaphylotoxins - vasodilate, activate/attract WBCs
4) leukotrienes - leukocytes/mast cells - increase vasc. permeability, leukocyte activation/adhesion
5) bradykinin - HMWK - vasodilation, **pain, **increase vasc. permeability(endothelial cell contraction)
6) NO - endothelialcells/macrophages -vasodilation
Definition
list the mediators of vascular events and their sources and effects

p.57 table 2-4
Term
autonomics
Definition
what causes blushing?
Term
1) increased levels of lysosomal enzymes, ROS, nitrogen spp
2) the cell increases in size
3) metabolism increases
4) increased cytokine production
5) greater ability to phagocytose and kill
Definition
what happens when macrophages are activated?
Term
1) margination
2) rolling
3) adhesion(pavementing)
4) diapedesis
5) chemotaxis
6) phagocytosis
7) killing
Definition
list the steps a neutrophil takes to exit the vasculature into the tissue
Term
IL-1, TNF
Definition
what compounds are secreted by macrophages to increase the number of adhesion molecules for leukocytes(neutrophils/more macros)?
Term
1) C5a
2) LTB4
3) IL-8
Definition
what compounds are used in chemotaxis of incoming leukocytes?
Term
1) IgG
2) C3b
Definition
list the compounds that serve as opsonins for phagocytosis
Term
s-rolling
i-sticking
Definition
selectins are invovled in ___ while integrins are involved in _____
Term
L-leukocytes
E-endothelium
P-platelets and entothelium
Definition
what do L, E, and P selectins stand for?
Term
cytokines (like IL-1 and TNF)
Definition
CAM's on leukocytes and endothelial cells are induced by _____ released from macrophages, mast cells, and endothelial cells
Term
ex: bacterial products
end: complement frags - C5a
arachidonic acid metabolites - LTB4
cytokines - IL-8
Definition
list the endogenous and exogenous chemokines (cytokines that do chemotaxis)
Term
neutro: 24 hrs, macro: longer
Definition
how long do neutrophils live? macrophages?
Term
remicade, enbrel, humira (these help prevent leukocyte recruitment to help stop autoimmune processes and disorders related to immune activity)
Definition
list some TNF blockers, what are they used for?
Term
antibodies - IgG (second encounter)
complement proteins - C3b (first encounter)
Lectins - MBL
Definition
list the major opsonins
Term
coat things with opsonins so phagocytes can more easily bind to them with the receptors
Definition
what do opsonins do?
Term
particle attaches, gets phagocytosed into the phagosome, then lysosomes join up = phagolysosome
Definition
how do phagolysosomes form?
Term
1)O2
----NADPH ox
2)O2-
----Superoxide dismutase (resp. burst)
3) H2O2
----myeloperoxidase
4) HOCl
Definition
list the series of reactions in lysosomes to kill stuff
Term
NADPH oxidase
Definition
what is defective in chronic granulomatous disease?
Term
1)superoxide dismutase (O2- ->H2O2)
2) catalase
3) glutathione peroxidase
Definition
what enzymes protect you from the free radicals produced by lysosomes etc?
Term
in lysozyms of macrophages and major basic protein of eosinophils

1) bacteriocidal permability increasing protein (BPI) - activates phospholipase to degrade plipids in bac cell membrane
2) lysozyme -bacteriocidal
3) lactoferrin - iron-binding protein
4) MBP-eosinophil granules toxic to helminths
5) defensins - toxic to microbes
Definition
list the O2 independent killing methods, what cells use these?
Term
uses substances located in the leukocyte granules to kill bac.
Definition
how is O2 independt killing typically achieved?
Term
neutrophil opsonization defect, B cells don't mature to plasma cells, and Ig's are messed up, so basically neutrophils are ok, just can't do their job because they cannot be opsonized
Definition
defect in Bruton agammaglobulinemia (XLA)
Term
its autosomal recessive, get recurrent bac. infxns, poor wound healing, and peripheral blood neutrophillic leukocytosis

-common problem = gingival inflammation and periodontitis causing pre-mature tooth loss

(WBS cannot get into the vasculature)
Definition
describe the defect/symptoms in Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
Term
chemotaxis is impaired due to a mutation in contractile proteins (neutrophil fxn problem)
Definition
what's the defect/symptoms in lazy leukocyte syndrome?
Term
impaired chemotaxis and phagolysosome formation (defect in granule formation-melanocytes)

-autosomal recessive, albinism assoc
-GIANT LYSOSOMAL INCLUSIONS from fused primary granules
-get recurrent infxns and abnormal platelet fxn
Definition
Describe Chediak Higashi syndrome
Term
x linked(2/3) or autosomal recessive(1/3)

-deficient in NADPH oxidase, no resp. burst
-most org's (catalase neg) are killed because they make H2O2 which can be made into HOCl
-catalase pos organisms breakdown the H202, so they are not killed

ex: Staph aureus, P cepacia, S marcesans, Nocardia, Aspergillus
Definition
describe pts of chronic granulomatous disease
Term
a test that will turn blue if you are normal and have NADOH oxidase, but remains colorless if you lack the enzyme. It measures O2 consumption

-not used much anymore
Definition
what is the NBT test?
Term
respiratory burst
Definition
what is NADPH oxidase responsible for that is so important
Term
the enzyme myeloperoxidase -> the neutrophil/monocyte cannot make HOCl, but has normal respiratory burst

-no major clinical side effects, unless diabetic get candidiasis
-1:2,000 people, autosomal recessive
Definition
what is deficient in MPO deficiency?
Term
-agranulocytosis
-cyclic neutropenia
Definition
list disorders that cause too few neutrophils
Term
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
Definition
list the immune deficiency caused by failure in adhesion
Term
"lazy" leukocyte syndrome
Definition
list the immune deficiency caused by slow chemotaxis
Term
Bruton's agammaglobulinemia
Complement deficiency
Hyper IgM syndrome
Definition
list the immune deficiency caused by failure to phagocytose
Term
-chronic granulomatous disesase of childhood
-chediak-higashi syndrome
-myeloperoxidase deficiency
Definition
list the immune deficiency caused by a failure to kill invaders
Term
-histamine
-seratonin(5-hydroxytryptamine)
-lysosomal enzymes
Definition
list the PRE-FORMED mediators of inflammation found in secretory granules/stored in cells
Term
-prostaglandins
-leukotrienes
-platelet activating factors
-activated oxygen species
-nitric oxide
-cytokines
Definition
list the inflammatory mediators made by cells that are newly synthesized when needed
Term
-kinin system(bradykinin)
-coagulation/fibrinolysis system
Definition
what pathways are activated via Factor 12(Hageman factor) that are involved with inflammation?
Term
mast cells
Definition
where does histamine come from again?
Term
histamine & seratonin(5-HT) -> vascular dilation & leakage
Definition
list the first meadiators released right after tissue injury, what do they cause?
Term
anaphylactic shock
Definition
what happens when mast cells suddenly degranulate throughout the body?
Term
MAC attack! complement assembles and makes the membrane attack complex
Definition
what is the rsult of the complement cascade?
Term
it causes disruption/perforation of cell membranes
Definition
what does the MAC do?
Term
1) MAC (C56789)
2) opsonization (C3b)
3) chemotaxis (C5a)
4) vasodilation and increased permeability via histamine release(anaphylotoxins C3a, C5a)
Definition
list 4 functions of complement
Term
C9 shoehorns in to form the channel
Definition
what "shoehorns" in to make the MAC?
Term
Ag-Ab complexes (IgM or IgG bind C1)
Definition
what starts the classic pathway for complement?
Term
1) classic pathway
2) lectin pathway (MBL)
3) alternative pathway (C3 binds directly to the microbe)
Definition
list the 3 ways the complement cascade is started
Term
C3 convertase
Definition
where do the complement pathways converge?
Term
splits C3 into C3a and C3b
Definition
what does C3 convertase do?
Term
C3a - C3a, C5a = anaphulotoxins, C5a = chemotaxis

C3b(opsonin) is a phagocyte receptor -> phagocytosis

the rest leades to MAC and cell lysis
Definition
what do C3a and C3b do?
Term
arachadonic acid is made with phospholipase then either enters lipooxygenase path -> leukotrienes & lipoxins

OR

COX path to form prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and prostacyclins
Definition
list the phospholipid derrived mediators of inflammation
Term
they block the phospholipases that form arachidonic acids
Definition
how do steriods block inflammation?
Term
vasodilation/casoconstriction
-chemotaxis of neutrophils
-bronchospasm
Definition
what do leukotrienes do?
Term
-vasodilation/constriction
-promote/inhibit platelet aggregation
-pain/fever in inflammation
Definition
what do prostaglandins do?
Term
promotes THROMBOGENESIS
-its produced by activated platelets
-promotes PLATELET AGGREGATION, VASOCONSTRICTION
Definition
what does thromboxane A2 (TA2) do?
Term
-IMPEDES thrombogenesis
-made by vasc. endothelial cells
-INHIBITS platelet aggregation
-vasoDILATION

(opposite of TA2)
Definition
What does Prostacyclin (PGI2) do?
Term
its PHOSPHOLIPID derrived, made by many cells: platelets, basophils, mast cells, neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, endothelial cells
Definition
what makes platelet activating factor?
Term
elicits most of the cardinal signs of inflammation all by itself, much more potent than histamine at low conc.


-vasodilation, increased vasc. permeability, platelet aggregation, vasoconstriction, bronchoconstriction
Definition
what does PAF do?
Term
smooth muscle relaxation - VASODILATION
-inhibits platelet aggregation and leukocyte adhesion
Definition
what does NO do?
Term
Nitric oxide (NO)
Definition
what compound has a major role in septic shock?
Term
bradykinin
Definition
vasoactive peptide carried in the blood in an inactive form as part of the high mol. wt kininongen complex (HMWK)
Term
kallikrein
Definition
what cleaves bradykinin from HMWK?
Term
circulates as inactive prekallikrien, but is activated by Hageman factor(12)

so when blood clots form, kinins form(bradykinin)
Definition
where does kallikrein come from?
Term
VASODILATION
increased vascular permeability
pain
Definition
list the effects of bradykinin
Term
prekallikrein is activated by hageman -> kallikrein, which cleaves bradykinin from HMWK
Definition
list the basic path to bradykinin
Term
1) acute phase reactions ->fever, acute phase proteins, hemodynamic effects, neutrophillia

2) endothelial effects: increased adhesion molecules and NO

3) fibroblast effects: fblast proliferation, collagen synthesis, remodeling

4) leukocyte effects: make other cytokines
Definition
what happens due to IL-1 and TNF?
Term
activated macrophages
Definition
where are IL1 and TNF from?
Term
cachexia
Definition
sustained production of TNF contributes to ______
Term
chemokines
Definition
stimulate leukocyte movement in inflammation and control the normal migration of cells through tissues
Term
secreted by activated macrophages and endothelial cells in response to microbial products and by other cytokines (TNF-IL-1) anc auses activation of chemotaxis of neutrophils
Definition
what does IL-8 do and where does it come from?
Term
CXCR-4
Definition
name the chemokine receptor that is a corecptor for HIV-1 entry into cells
Term
fibrinopeptides A and B
Definition
_____ released by the formation of thrombin and fibrin
-chemotactic and increase vascular permeability
Term
plasmin
Definition
as fibrinogen aggregates, the fibrinolytic system is activated and _____ breakes down fibrin filaments, releasing fibrin degradation products that increase permeability and release histamine from mast cells
Term
PAR (protease-activated receptors)
Definition
what does thrombin bind to that triggers pro-inflammatory responses?
Term
platelets, endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells
Definition
where are protease activated receptors found?
Term
1) mobilization of P-selectin
2) production of chemokines, prostaglandins, PAF, nitric oxide
3) expression of endotheial adhesion molecules for leukocyte integrins
4) induction of COX-2
Definition
binding of thrombin to PAR triggers:

mobilization of ___
production of ___, _____, _____, ___
expression of ___
induction of ___
Term
1) kinin -vasoactive kinins
2) clotting -thrombin, fibrinopeptides
3) fibrinolytic - plamin, fibrin degradation pdts
4) complement - anaphylotoxins (C3a, C5a)
Definition
list the 4 systems activated by Hageman factor
Term
1) complete resolution
2) healing by CT replacement(fibrosis)
3) progression to chronic inflammation
Definition
list the 3 outcomes of acute inflammation:
Term
1) persistent infxn(mycobac)
2) prolonged exposure to toxic agents: endogenous(atherosclerosis) or exogenous(silicosis)
3)immune-mediated inflammatory disorders: auto-immune -rheumatoid arthritis, unreg immune response to microbes: IBD, immune response to environment(allergy): bronchial asthma
Definition
list the general causes of chronic inflammation
Term
mononuclear cells(lymphocytes, plasma cells, macrophages)
Definition
what cells are present in chronic inflammation?
Term
1) mononuc cell infiltration
2) tissue destruction (due to offending agent or inflamm cells)
3) attempts at healing by CT replacement (angiogenesis & fibrosis)
Definition
what are the 3 main morphologic features with chronic inflammation?
Term
INF-gamma
Definition
how do T cells activate macrophages?
Term
granulomatous - get epitheliod macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and sometimes fibrosis

granulation is formed in healing tissue by fibroblasts and epithelial cells
Definition
what is the difference between granulomatous tissue and granulation tissue?
Term
just that langhans had nuclei on the edges instead of the middle
Definition
whats the difference between a langhans giant cell and a foreign body giant cell?
Term
epitheliod giant cells are activated and granulomatous tissue forms
Definition
what is formed by the following process?

macrophage -> APC ->secrete IL-1, 12 + fever -> activate TH1 -> secrete IL-2 and INF gamma -> MIF secretion
Term
migration ihibitory factor, it keeps inflammatory cells around a granuloma
Definition
what is MIF?
Term
it is an intracellular pathogen of macrophages and prevents fusion of phagosome and lysosome
Definition
how does TB cause granulomas?
Term
RED, like red snapper
Definition
what color does TB stain with acid fast?
Term
what preggos get, it is not a granuloma..or pyogenic for that matter
Definition
what is a pyogenic granuloma?
Term
cytokine: TNF, IL-1 released by leukocytes
prostaglandins: from membrane phospholipids
Definition
list the pyrogens
Term
1) leukemoid reaction
2) neutrophilia (left shift
3) lymphocytosis
Definition
what results from the leukocytosis in peripheral blood in acute inflammation?
Term
cytokines stimulate hepatocytes to synthesize and secrete acute phase proteins which are opsonins: CRP, MBL
Definition
what is the acute phase response?
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