Mediators of Inflammation and the Inflammatory Process - 2.5 PDF
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This document provides an overview of mediators of inflammation and the inflammatory process. It describes the different types of mediators and their roles in various aspects of inflammation. The document also contains diagrams and tables to illustrate the different concepts.
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**[Mediators of inflammation and the inflammatory process - 2.5]**  **Extravasation** - -  **[Mediators of inflammation ]** Plasma derived: - - - - Cell derived: - - - - Enzymatic proteins which result in production of brad...
**[Mediators of inflammation and the inflammatory process - 2.5]**  **Extravasation** - -  **[Mediators of inflammation ]** Plasma derived: - - - - Cell derived: - - - - Enzymatic proteins which result in production of bradykinin and lysyl-bradykinin Vasoactive peptide - - Activated by - - - - - - - - - - - → vasodilation and increased permeability - - - - - - - **[Pain]** Mast cell and basophil derived mediators - - - **[Arachidonic acid pathway]** AA = important factor in generation prostaglandins and leukotrienes  **[Acute and chronic inflammation ]** If AG or insult persists: - - - **[Mediators of inflammation summary ]** 
