Ch2: Acute and Chronic Inflammation Flashcards
Inflammation is fundamentally what type of response?
Protective
Two main components of inflammation?
- Blood vessels
2. Leukocytes
What triggers inflammation?
Soluble factors produced by cells or derived from plasma proteins
Is inflammation acute or chronic?
Both
Acute inflammation is due to what cells?
PMN’s
Chronic inflammation is due to what cells?
Lymphocytes
Subacute inflammation is due to what cells?
Eosinophils
When is inflammation terminated?
When offending agent is eliminated
What are some harmful effects of inflammatory response? 2
- Anaphylactic response
2. Chronic disabling diseases
Anaphylactic shock can be induced by what?
- allergies
- bug bites
- certain drugs
What is the main component of bee venom?
Melittin
What does melittin stimulate?
Phospholipase A2
Five features of inflammation in latin and english
- Calor = heat
- Rubor = redness
- Tumor = swelling
- Dolor = pain
- functio laesa = loss of function
3 main components of acute inflammation?
- Increased blood flow through change in vessel size (heat, redness)
- Leaky vessels (swelling)
- Recruitment of leukocytes to injury and their activation (pain, loss of function)
What are 4 acute inflammation stimuli?
- Infections/toxins
- tissue necrosis
- Foreign bodies
- Immune reactions
What receptors recognize certain bacteria, viruses, and fungi?
Toll-like receptors
Tissue necrosis can be caused by what? 4
- ischemia
- trauma
- physical and chemical injury
- Hypoxia
What is exudation?
Escape of fluids proteins and blood cells from vascular system into the interstitial tissue or body cavities
What is exudate?
High protein content (specific gravity greater than 1.020)
What is transudate?
Low protien condate (Specific gravity less than 1.012)
What is edema?
Excess fluid in interstitial tissue or body cavities
What is purulent exudate?
Exudate rich in neutrophils
Is edema transudate or exudate?
Transudate
What are the changes in pressure in transudate?
- increased hydrostatic pressure
2. Decreased colloid osmotic pressure
Main cause of transudate?
- increased hydrostatic pressure
2. Decreased colloid osmotic pressure
Main cause of exudate?
Inflammation
Compare transudate and exudate in terms of appearance?
Transudate: clear
Exudate: cloudy
Compare transudate and exudate in terms of fluid protein?
Transudate: less than 0.5
Exudate: greater than 0.5
Compare transudate and exudate in terms of fluid LDH?
Transudate: Less than 0.6
Exudate: Greater than 0.6
What is the earliest manifestation of acute inflammation?
Vasodilation
Vasodilation first involves what vessels?
Arterioles through opening of new capillary beds
Vasodilation causes what two things? (2)
- heat
2. redness
Vasodilation is induced by what?
Two examples?
Mediators of vascular smooth muscle
Histamine and NO
Vasodilation is followed by what in acute inflammation?
Increased permeability of microvasculature
Changes in vascular flow and caliber lead to what? (3)
All these combine for what state of flow?
- slower blood flow
- concentration of red blood cells in small vessels
- Increased viscosity
Stasis
Vascular leakage is normally due to what?
What is this called normally?
If it takes too long?
Contraction of endothelial cells resulting in increased interendothelial spaces
Immediate transient response (15-30 minutes)
Delayed prolonged leakage (2-12 hours)
Delayed prolonged leakage is seen when ? (3)
- burns
- UV
- bacterial toxins
Two other causes of vascular leakage?
- endothelial injury: loss of endothelial cells
2. Transcytosis
What is transcytosis?
Increased transport of fluids and proteins through endothelial cells
During inflammation, what changes in lymph flow?
It is increased due to edema
What is lymphangitis?
Inflammation of lymphatic vessels
What is reactive or inflammatory lymphadenitis?
Lymph node enlargement because of hyperplasia of the lymphoid follicles and increased numbers of lymphocytes and macrophages
Streaking near a skin wound follows what?
What is it diagnostic of?
Course of lymphatic channels
Diagnostic of lymphangitis
What is lymphadenitis?
Painful enlargement of draining lymph nodes
What are the four steps of recruitment of leukocytes to sites of injury and infection?
- Margination
- Rolling
- adhesion
- Diapedesis
In stasis, what do WBC’s do?
What is this process called?
WBC’s become more peripheral along endothelial surface
Margination
Rolling interactions are mediated by what proteins?
Selectins
What is rolling regulated by?
Cytokines
Selectins in leukocytes are called?
L-selectins
Selectins in endothelium are called what?
E-selectin
Selectins in platelets are called what?
P-selectin
Firm adhesion of leukocytes is mediated by what?
Integrins
What two cytokines induce endothelial expression of ligands for integrins?
TNF and IL-1
V-CAM is ligand for what?
VLA-4 integrin
ICAM1 is ligand for what?
LFA-1 and Mac-1
Leukocytes normally express integrins in what state?
What reverses this?
Low affinity
Chemokines
What conains P-selectin and vWF in endothelial cells and platelets?
Weibel Palade Bodies
What causes a cell to express P-selectin? 2
Histamine and thrombin
3 rolling endothelial molecules and their corresponding leukocyte molecule?
- P-selectin: Sialyl Lewis
- E-selectin: Sialyl Lewis
- Glycam-1/CD34: L-selectin
2 adhesion endothelial molecules and corresponding leukocyte molecule?
- ICAM-1: LFA-1, MAC-1
2. VCAM-1: VLA-4
LAD-1 is a defect in what?
What is the functional result of this?
Defect in Beta2 chain of LFA-1 and Mac-1 integrins.
Neutrophils can’t adhere
Clinical manifestation of LAD-1? (3)
- Skin infections
- Inflammatory lesions without neutrophils
- Delayed separation of umbilical cord at birth
Treatment of LAD-1?
Granulocyte concentration with functional WBC’s.
LAD-2 is a defect in what?
What is functional result of this?
Absence of sialyl-lewis for E- and P- selectins
Rolling issue
Manifestations of LAD-2? 2
Skin infections
Mental retardation
Leukocyte migration across endothelial cells is called what?
Diapedesis or Transmigration
Where does diapedesis occur?
Post-capillary venules
What mediates diapedesis?
PECAM
What do leukocytes make to cross BM?
Collagenases
What is the most common exogenous agent for chemotaxis?
Bacterial products
endogenous chemoattracts include? 3
- Cytokines (IL-8)
- Components of complement (C5a and C3a)
- Arachidonic acid metabolites (leukotrieneB4)
First cell on scene are what?
Why? (2)
neutrophils
- more present in blood
- Respond very rapidly to chemokines
When do neutrophils dominate the inflammatory infiltrate?
6 to 24 hours
Monocytes predominate during when?
Why? 2
24-48 hours
- last longer
- proliferate in tissues
Exceptions to when cells show up first (so not neutrophils first) 1
- Viral infections (lymphocytes first)
2. Hypersensitivity (eosinophils)
Responses of leukocytes consist of what two sets of events?
- Recognition of offending agents
2. Activation of leukocytes to ingest and destroy offending agents and amplify the inflammatory reaction
Leukocytes have what receptors (4)
- Toll-like receptors
- G-coupled receptors
- Receptors for opsonins
- Receptors for cytokines
G-protein coupled receptors recognize what?
Bacterial peptide containing N-FM residues
Leukocyte receptors for cytokines include what main one?
IFN-gamma (macrophage activating cytokine)
Three steps of phagocytosis?
- Recognition and attachment of particle
- Engulfment that forms a vacuole
- Killing or degradation of material
Receptors for phagocytosis include? (3)
- mannose receptors
- scavenger receptors
- receptors for various opsonins
What are the three steps of engulfment?
- Extensions of cytoplasm (pseudopods) around material
- Plasma membrane pinches off to form phagosome
- phagosome fuses with lysosome to make phagolysosome
Microbial killing is accomplished by what? (2)
- ROS
2. reactive nitrogen species
Substances in leukocyte granules for phagocytosis include? 7
- elastase
- defensins
- cathelicidins
- lysozyme
- lactoferrin
- major basic protein
- bactericidal/permeability increasing protein
What is the most efficient bactericidal system in neutrophils?
H2O2-MPO halide system