1) Inflammation is the reaction of tissues to harmful stimuli and is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function.
2) The acute inflammatory response involves increased blood flow, vascular permeability, and migration of white blood cells. Mediators like histamine and cytokines are released to promote the inflammatory response.
3) Chronic inflammation can occur when the initial stimulus is prolonged or recurrent, leading to sustained infiltration by lymphocytes, macrophages, and other immune cells. This can result in ongoing tissue destruction or formation of granulomas.
7. INFLAMMATION
Reaction of a tissue and its microcirculation
to a pathogenic insult or it is a reaction
which is characterized by the generation of
inflammatory mediators and amount of
fluid and leucocytes from the blood into
extra vascular tissue
8. FOUR CARDINAL SIGNS OF
INFLAMMATION
• Rubor (redness)
• Color (heat)
• Tumor (swelling)
• Dolar (pain)
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56. CYTOKINES/CHEMOKINES
• CYTOKINES are PROTEINS produced by
MANY cells, but usually LYMPHOCYTES
and MACROPHAGES, numerous roles in
acute and chronic inflammation
–TNFα, IL-1, by
macrophages
• CHEMOKINES are small proteins which are
attractants for PMNs (>40)
57. NITRIC OXIDE
• Potent vasodilator
• Produced from the action
of nitric oxide synthetase
from arginine
58. LYSOSOMAL CONSTITUENTS
• PRIMARY
• Also called
AZUROPHILIC, or
NON-specific
• Myeloperoxidase
• Lysozyme (Bact.)
• Acid Hydrolases
• SECONDARY
• Also called SPECIFIC
• Lactoferrin
• Lysozyme
• Alkaline Phosphatase
• Collagenase