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What does inflammation do?

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Remove/contain cause. Initiate repair. Reinstate useful function. Stops when agent is eliminated

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5 reasons for inflammation?

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Foreign body, infection, ischaemia/infarction, physical/chemical injury, immune reactions

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Define acute inflammation?

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Rapid host response triggering vascular and cellular reaction

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What induces vasodilation?

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Histamine and nitric acid

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Result of increased permeability?

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Fluid leaking into extravascular tissues -> oedema

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Define blood stasis?

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Pooling the blood at inflammation site

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What triggers endothelial cells of vessel wall to contract? (4)

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Histamine, bradykinin, leukotriens, substance P.

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Define immediate transient response

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Endothelial cells of vessel wall triggered to contact-> ^ interendothelial spaces

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What does endothelial injury lead to?

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endothelial cell death -> vessel wall damaged -> immediate extravascular leakage

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Define transcytosis

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^ transport of fluids/proteins through cell channels.

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Define VEGF

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Vascular endothelial growth factor (new blood vessels)

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Define transcytosis

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through the cell in and out

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Main aim of inflammation is to recruit…

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leucocytes to area of damage

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What do neutrophils and macrophages do?

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Ingest and kill bacteria and necrotic cells AND promote repair

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What are 5 steps of cellular reaction?

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Margination. Rolling. Adhesion. Transmigration. Chemotaxis

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Define margination

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Red blood cells flow in centre, WBC flow peripherally. In stasis more WBC fall to peripheral flow

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Define rolling

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Increased amount of leucocytes roll along edge of damaged endothelium (mediated by selectins)

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Define adhesion

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Leucocytes stop and adhere to endothelium.

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What encourages the adhesion of leucocytes?

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Cytokines from injured cells

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Define transmigration

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Leucocyte encouraged to pass through endothelium to extravascular space.

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What is PECAM-1?

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Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule

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Define chemotaxis

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Exogenous (bacteria) and endogenous (cytokines/complement) substances attract leucocytes

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When do neutrophils appear?

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6-24 hours

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When do monocytes appear?

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24-48 hours

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Are neutrophils or monocytes more common in circulating blood and respond to chemokines?
Neutrophils
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What do leucocytes do?
Recognise foreign microbes
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What receptors do leucocytes have?
Toll like, G-protein coupled receptors and, opsonin receptors and cytokine receptors
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What do toll like receptors do?
Attach to bacteria products
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What do G-protein coupled receptors recognise?
N-formymethionyl of bacteria & chemokine breakdown
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What do opsonin receptors recognise?
microbes that have been coated with proteins (antibodies/compliment) or opsonins. (opsonisation). Targets them for phagocytosis
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What do cytokine receptors do?
respond to cytokines.
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After substantial tissue destruction, X regeneration, what replaces damaged area?
Connective tissue
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Chronic inflammation is caused by?
Persistent infection (parasite), immune mediated, prolonged exposure to toxic agent (asbestos, lipids).
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With chronic inflammation what is normally seen?
Show infiltration of mononuclear cells (macrophages), Tissue destruction following prolonged inflam, signs of attempts at healing.
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Define granulomas
Cellular attempt to contain offending agent that it cannot remove. Macrophages &T-lymphocutes cause injury. (Tuberculosis.
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Damaged tissues release...
histamine that ^ blood flow to area
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What do histamines do?
cause capillaries to leak releasing phagocytes & clotting factors.
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What can cause acute inflam?
infarction, bacterial infection, trauma, burn
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What can cause chronic inflam?
virus, autoimmune
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What can acute inflam result in?
resolution, abscess, fibrosis
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What can chronic inflam result in?
Fibrosis
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Clinical cardinal signs of inflam
Redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor), pain (dolor) and loss of function
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Signs and symptoms of inflam?
fever, tachy, hypotension, ^ WCC, ^CRP. | Weight loss, malaise, sepsis -> CV failure (septic shock)
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Numbers for CRP
>10 means inflam. Not worried about 15 but will in 100's
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Examples of exagerated or inappropriate inflam response?
Allergies, hypersensitivity & autoimmune diseases
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What can we do for inflam?
NSAIDs, antihistamines, steroids, targeted biologics (anti TNF)
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What happens if there is no inflam response?
^ chance of infection, delayed wound healing, tissue damage
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Acute appendicitis notes
10-30 years old. Pain localised to right iliac fossa. Worse on movement. N/V. Pyrexia. Tachy. ^WCC. ^CRP.
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Management of acute appendicitis?
Appendicectomy
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Complications of appendicitis?
Performation leading to peritonitis & abscess formation
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Septic arthritis notes
Red, hot, swollen joints, unable to move. Pyrexia, tachy, ^WCC, ^CRP.
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Risk factors for septic arthritis?
prosthetic joint, recent surgery/trauma. age. RA.
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Treatment of septic arthritis?
Joint aspirate. IV antibiotics. Sepsis 6.
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Minor injury inflam response
has no benefit. Rest prevents further injury.
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RA notes
Chronic autoimmune inflam. Warm, swollen, stiff and painful joints. Immune sees host as foreign -> healthy joint destroyed.
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Complications with RA.
Vessels can become involved- vasculitis -> circulatory problems
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Treatment of RA
Steroids, DMARDS, biologics
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Peptic ulcers notes
Acute inflam response (hpylori/excess acid). Necrotic inflamed mucose falls away. Does not repair.
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Complications of peptic ulcers
developing bleed/perforation
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Treatment of peptic ulcers
PPIs/ histamine receptor agonist/ antibiotics.

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