Lecture 11 Flashcards

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What are some reasons as to why soluble mediators are important in the acute inflammation?

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  1. they act as switches the will turn inflammatory responses on an off 2. messengers- they are able to control actions of the cell 3. stimulate pain
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What are the three different origins of soluble mediators?

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CELLULAR: - preformed mediators in secretory granules - newly synthesised granules PLASMA: - contributes to the blood

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Fill out the blanks on the diagram below:

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4
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What are the four main systems that are activated by the Hageman factor?

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  1. Kinin cascade
  2. Clotting system
  3. Fibrinolytic system.
  4. Complement system
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5
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What is the main link between the coagulation system and inflammation?

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Thrombin

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6
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What is the function of bradykinin within the kinin cascade?

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  1. Increases vascular permeability
  2. Contraction of smooth muscle
  3. Dilation of blood vessels
  4. Pain
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What is the function of fibrin within the clotting cascade?

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  1. Increases wbc adhesion
  2. Scaffold for wbc
  3. “glue” to trap foreign agents
  4. fibroblast proliferation
  5. collagen production
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8
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What is the function of fibrin degradation products?

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  1. Increased vascular permeability
  2. Increased leukocytes in exudates
  3. Increased chemotaxis (esp. neutrophils)
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9
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Breifly describe the major products that are produced within the complement cascade an the effect of them:

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  1. C3B goes to C5a and C3a
  2. C5a and C3a cause inflammation
  3. C3b leads to phagocytosis
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10
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What is the effect of the cell derived mediator histamine and serotonin?

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  1. Arteriolar vasodilation
  2. Extravascular small muscle contraction
  3. Increased permeability
  4. Pain
  5. Chemoattractant for eosinophils (histamine)
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11
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When is histamine released by mast cells?

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  1. Physical injury
  2. Immune reactions
  3. Fragments of complement proteins
  4. Histamine releasing proteins.
  5. Neuropeptides
  6. Cytokines
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12
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What is the inhibitory of effect of steroid drugs?

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Inhibit phospholipases

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13
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What is the effect of non-steroidal drugs?

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Inhibits Cyclooxygenase

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14
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What is the effect of lipoxins?

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  1. inhibit leukocyte recruitement, neutrophil chemotaxis, neutrophil adhesion
  2. negative regulators of LT’s
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15
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What is the effect of resolvins?

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  1. Inhibit leukocyte recruitement
  2. Inhibit leukocyte activation
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16
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What are the major actions of cytokins?

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  • Endothelial activation
  • Leukocyte activation
  • Fibroblast recruitment
  • Priming of neutrophils
  • Differentiation of lymphocyte subsets