chronic inflamm Flashcards
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characterised by what 3 things
mononuclear cell infiltrations tissue destrcution repair involving angiogenesis and fibrosis
inflammation + injury + healing can be thought of as what 2 things
unresolved acute inflammation OR primary chronic inflammation
what is primary chronic inflammation
injury that involves chronic inflammation without an intial acute inflammatory response
what are the 4 types of primary chronic inflammation and give the cause
Perisisent infection - caused by microbes that are difficult to eradicate or establish persisitent infection Immune mediated - caused by excessive or inappropriate immune respose to self antigens (autoimmune) - caused by excessive or inappropriate immune response of unkown origin Toxic agent - caused by endogenuous - caused by exogenenous Primary granunlomatos
Chronic inflamm as a consequence of unresolved acute inlfammation
progression from an episode of acute inflammation the cause of the acute inflammation can persist there can be interference with normal healing recurrent episodes of acute inflammation
differences between acute and chronic in terms of 1) duration 2) components involved
1) acute is very rapid onset, short duration chronic is insidious onset lasting days to years 2) acute uses neurophilic leukocyte accumulation chronic uses lymphocytes and macrophages
what are the main cells involved in chronic
lymphocytes plasma monocyte/macrogpahes
what role do eosinophils and mast cells play in chronic inflammation
Eosinophils Parasitic infection and allergic reactions Granules release major basic protein toxic to parasites and causes epithelial cell necrosis Mast Cells Acute and chronic inflammation Early vascular change in acute inflammation (histamine, leukotrienes) Allergic reaction (IgE)
what role do monocytes play in inflammation
Monocytes are immature mononuclear phagocytes recruited and differentiate into macrophages in response to inflammation
what do tissue macrophages initiate
Tissue macrophages initiate acute inflammation Cytokines prolong inflammatory response leading to chronic inflamm
Tissue macrophages 1) ingest and eliminate 2) initiate 3) display what 4) die or do what
1) ingest and eliminate microbes and dead tissues 2) initiate the process of tissue repair 3) display antigens to T lymphocytes an respond to signals from T cells 4) Die or wander off in the absence of inflammatory stimulus
What are the 2 ways in which tissue macrophages can be activated
M1 and M2 M1 is classical activation by microbial products IFN-Y M2 is alternative activation by other cytokines (IL4 and IL I3) which plays principal role in tissue repair

Lymphocytes
1) how are they mobilised
2) recruited into what?
3) B lymphocytes develop into what and secrete what?
4) CD4+ T lymphocytes become what?
1) mobilised by immune stimulus and infection and non infection mediated inflammation
2) recruited into peripheral tissues
3) b lymphocytes develop into plasma cells and secrete antibodies
4) CD4+ T lymphocytes becomes activated and secrete cytokines
CD4+ T Lymphocytes
1) name the 3 types
2) name what each type secretes
3) name what each type activates
4) what do these activations defense against
1) TH1, TH2, TH17
TH1
- secretes IFNY, classical macrophage activation, defense against bacteria, viruses and autoimmune disease.
TH2
- secretes IL4, IL5, IL13. Alternative macrophage activation. Defense against helminthic parasites and allergic information
TH17
- Secretes IL17, Leukocyte recruitement
Describe the macrophage lymphocyte interactions in chronic inflammation
so talk about the T lymphocytes involved, the macrophages and the mediators etc
Look at diagram
Macrophage > activated macrophage> t lymphocyte> activated t lymphocyte > macrophage etc

What are the macroscopic appearances of chronic inflammations
Chronic ulcer, chronic abscess cavity, thickening of the wall of viscus, granulomatous inflammation, fibrosis
tree for chronic inflammation
Diffuse and granulomatous
Under gran comes immune and foreign body
under immune comes caseating and noncaseating
histological features of chronic inflamm
Infiltration of site by mononuclear cells such as macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells and eosinophils.
Tissue destrcution due to mediators, cytokines which are products of inflammatory cells
Repair due to proliferation of fibroblasts and endothelial cells
Fibrosis
Histological features of peptic ulcer
Necrotic debris, Nonsepcific inflammation (neutrophils), Granulation tissue such as macrophages, endothelial cells and fibroblasts, then Scar(fibrosis)
So NIGS
Granulomatous inflammation
1) aggregates of what cells?,with what appearance
2) What causes the answer from 1
3) describe fibroblasts and CT
4) describe necrosis
1) activated macrophages with epitheloid appearance which is large, pink, flat. Giant cells due to fusion of macrophages
2) T lymphocytes causes activation of macrophages
3) + or - in rim of fibroblasts and CT
4) +or- central zone of necrosis
Granulomatous immune caseating
1) infection with
2) describe what is meant by caseous
1) tuberculosis, infection with myobacteriym tuberculosis
2) central mass of necrotic material, usually surrounded by other cells
Non caseating granuloma is
1) what disease?
2) describe appearance
1) disease of unkown cause
2) collection of epithelioid and giant cells derived from macrophages cells, rimmed by T cells, fibroblasts
Foreign body granuloma
1) too large to be what?
2) doesnt illicit any what?
1) too large to be phagocytosed
2) does noti illicit an inflammatory or specific immune response