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What is the primary role of inflammation in the body?
What is the primary role of inflammation in the body?
Which component is primarily involved in the acute inflammatory response?
Which component is primarily involved in the acute inflammatory response?
Which stage of the inflammatory response involves the regulation and control of the response?
Which stage of the inflammatory response involves the regulation and control of the response?
Which of the following is NOT a local sign of acute inflammation?
Which of the following is NOT a local sign of acute inflammation?
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What is the consequence of increased vascular permeability during acute inflammation?
What is the consequence of increased vascular permeability during acute inflammation?
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What characterizes chronic inflammation compared to acute inflammation?
What characterizes chronic inflammation compared to acute inflammation?
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Which mediators are primarily responsible for vasodilation in acute inflammation?
Which mediators are primarily responsible for vasodilation in acute inflammation?
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What is a common outcome if the noxious stimulus persists during acute inflammation?
What is a common outcome if the noxious stimulus persists during acute inflammation?
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Which cytokines are primarily involved in promoting the expression of selectins and integrin ligands on endothelium during leukocyte recruitment?
Which cytokines are primarily involved in promoting the expression of selectins and integrin ligands on endothelium during leukocyte recruitment?
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What is the principal role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in activated leukocytes?
What is the principal role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in activated leukocytes?
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Which of the following substances is primarily responsible for vasodilation and increased vascular permeability during inflammation?
Which of the following substances is primarily responsible for vasodilation and increased vascular permeability during inflammation?
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What is the process responsible for the migration of leukocytes through interendothelial spaces?
What is the process responsible for the migration of leukocytes through interendothelial spaces?
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In the context of acute inflammation, what is the primary outcome when there is extensive tissue destruction?
In the context of acute inflammation, what is the primary outcome when there is extensive tissue destruction?
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Which cell type is predominant in the early inflammatory infiltrate?
Which cell type is predominant in the early inflammatory infiltrate?
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What type of inflammation is characterized by a granuloma formation?
What type of inflammation is characterized by a granuloma formation?
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What can result from severe or prolonged inflammation due to toxin exposure or infections?
What can result from severe or prolonged inflammation due to toxin exposure or infections?
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What type of mediators are involved in the coagulation cascade, as well as promoting kinin release?
What type of mediators are involved in the coagulation cascade, as well as promoting kinin release?
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Which type of immune cell is primarily responsible for secreting cytokines such as IL-1 and TNF in inflammation?
Which type of immune cell is primarily responsible for secreting cytokines such as IL-1 and TNF in inflammation?
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Which feature is characteristic of chronic inflammation?
Which feature is characteristic of chronic inflammation?
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What mediates the acute phase of inflammation and contributes to increased blood flow and edema?
What mediates the acute phase of inflammation and contributes to increased blood flow and edema?
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What is the main consequence of macrophage activation during chronic inflammation?
What is the main consequence of macrophage activation during chronic inflammation?
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What role do cytokines such as TNF and IL-1 play in the systemic effects of inflammation?
What role do cytokines such as TNF and IL-1 play in the systemic effects of inflammation?
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Which type of inflammation is characterized by a meshwork of threads or an amorphous coagulum?
Which type of inflammation is characterized by a meshwork of threads or an amorphous coagulum?
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What is the primary function of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in tissue repair?
What is the primary function of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in tissue repair?
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What is a significant characteristic of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)?
What is a significant characteristic of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)?
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Which type of tissue contains continuously dividing cells and mature stem cells?
Which type of tissue contains continuously dividing cells and mature stem cells?
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What occurs in severe infections as part of systemic inflammation, leading to possible septic shock?
What occurs in severe infections as part of systemic inflammation, leading to possible septic shock?
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What potential condition can arise from excessive production of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the skin?
What potential condition can arise from excessive production of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the skin?
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What describes the healing process involving more extensive scarring and wound contraction?
What describes the healing process involving more extensive scarring and wound contraction?
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Which type of inflammation presents with a significant amount of pus consisting of neutrophils and necrotic cells?
Which type of inflammation presents with a significant amount of pus consisting of neutrophils and necrotic cells?
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Study Notes
Inflammation
- Inflammation is a host response to foreign invaders and necrotic tissue.
- It's a protective response that aims to remove the cause of injury, necrotic cells, and tissues.
- Inflammation can have harmful effects, such as anaphylactic shock, rheumatoid arthritis, and atherosclerosis.
- The main components of inflammation include vascular reaction and cellular response.
- These responses are activated by mediators derived from plasma proteins and various cells.
- Inflammation is a multi-step process involving recognition of the injurious agent, recruitment of leukocytes, agent removal, response regulation, and resolution/repair.
Acute Inflammation
- Characterized by a short duration (minutes to days), vascular changes leading to increased blood flow and permeability, and leukocyte emigration.
- Signs of acute inflammation include heat, redness, swelling, pain, and loss of function.
- Vasodilation is induced by mediators like histamine, causing erythema and blood flow stasis.
- Increased vascular permeability is caused by histamine, kinins, and other mediators leading to edema.
- Leukocytes are recruited from the blood to the site of injury, performing functions like phagocytosis and destruction of pathogens.
- Leukocyte recruitment involves loose attachment to endothelium (selectins), firm attachment (integrins), and migration through endothelial spaces.
- Neutrophils dominate early inflammatory infiltrate but are replaced by macrophages later.
- Leukocytes destroy microbes and dead cells through phagocytosis and degradation within phagolysosomes.
- Destruction involves free radicals and lysosomal enzymes.
- The outcome of acute inflammation can be elimination of the stimulus and tissue repair, persistent injury leading to chronic inflammation, or extensive tissue destruction resulting in scarring.
Major Cell-Derived Mediators of Inflammation
- Vasoactive amines like histamine and serotonin cause vasodilation and increased vascular permeability.
- Arachidonic acid metabolites, including prostaglandins and leukotrienes, are involved in vascular reactions, leukocyte chemotaxis, and other inflammation reactions.
- Cytokines, produced by various cell types, mediate leukocyte recruitment and migration, with TNF, IL-1, IL-6, and chemokines being crucial in acute inflammation.
- Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play roles in microbial killing and tissue injury.
- Nitric oxide (NO) contributes to vasodilation and microbial killing.
- Lysosomal enzymes also contribute to microbial killing and tissue injury.
Plasma Protein-Derived Mediators of Inflammation
- Complement proteins, activated by microbes or antibodies, generate breakdown products involved in leukocyte chemotaxis, opsonization, and phagocytosis of microbes, as well as cell killing.
- Coagulation proteins, activated by factor XII, trigger clotting, kinin, and complement cascades, also activating the fibrinolytic system.
- Kinins, produced by proteolytic cleavage of precursors, mediate vascular reaction and pain.
Chronic Inflammation
- Defined by a longer duration (days or years) and characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration (monocytes, lymphocytes, and macrophages), tissue destruction, and tissue repair involving vascular proliferation and fibrosis.
- Causes include persistent infections, prolonged exposure to toxic agents, and autoimmune disorders.
- It's a prolonged host response to a persistent stimulus, often involving microbes that resist elimination, immune responses against self and environmental antigens, or toxic substances.
- Characterized by persistent inflammation, tissue injury, attempted repair by scarring, and an immune response.
- The cellular infiltrate consists of activated macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells, with prominent fibrosis.
Mediators of Chronic Inflammation
- Mediated by cytokines produced by macrophages and lymphocytes, particularly T lymphocytes, leading to an amplified and prolonged inflammatory response due to bidirectional interactions between these cells.
- Macrophages derived from monocytes are larger, with more lysosomal contents and active metabolism.
- Macrophages secrete acid and neutral proteases, complement components, oxygen-free radicals, nitric oxide, and cytokines (IL-1, TNF).
Granulomatous Inflammation
- Characterized by the aggregation of activated macrophages with an epithelial appearance, forming granulomas.
- Causes include various bacterial infections (tuberculosis, leprosy), parasitic infections (Bilharziasis), fungal infections (Histoplasmosis), exposure to inorganic metals (silica, berylliosis), foreign bodies, and unknown causes (Sarcoidosis).
Systemic Effects of Inflammation
- Fever, induced by cytokines (TNF, IL-1) stimulating prostaglandin production in the hypothalamus.
- Production of acute-phase proteins (C-reactive protein) stimulated by cytokines (IL-6, others) acting on liver cells.
- Leukocytosis, stimulated by cytokines (CSFs) promoting leukocyte production from precursors in the bone marrow.
- In severe infections, septic shock can occur, characterized by a fall in blood pressure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and metabolic abnormalities, induced by high levels of TNF.
Cell Proliferation, the Cell Cycle, and Stem Cells
- Tissue regeneration involves proliferation of uninjured cells and replacement from stem cells.
- Cellular proliferation occurs when quiescent cells enter the cell cycle.
- The cell cycle is tightly regulated by stimulators and inhibitors, with intrinsic checkpoint controls preventing replication of abnormal cells.
- Tissues are categorized into labile, stable, and permanent based on their cell proliferative capacity.
- Continuously dividing tissues (labile) contain mature cells capable of division and stem cells that differentiate to replenish lost cells.
- Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are pluripotent, while adult tissues, particularly the bone marrow, contain adult stem cells capable of generating multiple cell lineages.
- Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) are derived by introducing genes characteristic of ES cells into mature cells, acquiring similar characteristics of stem cells.
Extracellular Matrix and Tissue Repair
- The extracellular matrix (ECM) consists of the interstitial matrix between cells, composed of collagens and glycoproteins, and basement membranes underlying epithelia and surrounding vessels, made up of nonfibrillar collagen and laminin.
- The ECM provides mechanical support to tissues through collagens and elastin, acts as a substrate for cell growth and tissue microenvironment formation, and regulates cell proliferation and differentiation through growth factor binding and cell stimulation via integrin receptors.
- An intact ECM is essential for tissue regeneration; damage to the ECM results in repair by scar formation.
Morphologic Patterns of Acute and Chronic Inflammation
- Serous Inflammation: Watery, protein-poor fluid effusions derived from serum or mesothelial cells lining cavities.
- Fibrinous Inflammation: Occurs in severe injuries, characterized by a meshwork of threads or an amorphous coagulum. Fibrinous exudates can be removed by macrophages or fibrinolysis or replaced by fibrosis.
- Suppurative (Purulent) Inflammation: Presence of purulent exudates (pus) consisting of neutrophils, necrotic cells, and fluid, caused by bacteria (pyogenic) like staphylococci. Abscesses are focal collections of pus caused by deep MO seeding or infection in necrotic areas.
- Ulceration: Erosion of an epithelial surface by necrosis, associated with subepithelial acute and chronic inflammation. Types include toxic or traumatic ulcers (e.g., peptic ulcer), and vascular ulcers (e.g., diabetic foot ulcers).
Cutaneous Wound Healing and Pathologic Aspects of Repair
- Cutaneous wounds: Heal by primary union (first intention) or secondary union (second intention); secondary healing results in more scarring and wound contraction.
- Wound healing can be affected by infection, diabetes, the type, volume, and location of the injury.
- Keloids in the skin result from excessive ECM production.
- Persistent collagen synthesis in chronic inflammatory diseases leads to tissue fibrosis.
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Test your knowledge on inflammation and its components. This quiz covers both the protective mechanisms of inflammation and its potential harmful effects. Understand the differences between acute and chronic inflammation and the processes involved in each type.
