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when monocytes depart the circulation to tissues they become
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macrophages
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prostaglandin:
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cell-derived chemical mediators that are synthesized as needed
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the vasoactive amines are:
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histamine and serotonin
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if tissues are unable to regenerate after injury:
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scarring (fibrosis) occurs
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eosinophils are usually found at sites of:
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parasitic infection or allergic (IgE-mediated) sites
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in inflammation, lysosomal acid hydrolases
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degrade dead microorganisms
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in acute inflammation C3b and C3bi
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function as opsonins, increasing phagocytosis
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histamine is
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released by mast cells, basophils, platelets in response to injury
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defects of leukocytes function due to defects of microbicidal activity are caused by:
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impaired oxygen-dependent killing mechanisms
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T and B lymphocytes release
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macrophage-activating cytokines
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catalase breaks hydrogen peroxide down to water and oxygen within the..
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phagolysosome
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what is the cell membrane phospholipid that causes vasodilation, increased vascularpermeability, and leukocyte adhesion
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PAF
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prostiglandins and thromboxane are..
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eicosanoids
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the PMNs kill by halogenation helped by..
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reactive oxidative species
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phagocytosis
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is due to an oxidative burst that induces engulfment and formation of phagolysosomes
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leaking due to marginating the leukocytes is due to..
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the release of toxic oxygen radicals and proteolytic enzymes
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a blister is a form of..
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serous inflammation
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leukocytes follow the chemical gradient to site of injury by
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chemotaxis
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defensins are antimicrobials that act by
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punching holes in membranes
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in granulomatous inflammation the macrophages form
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epithelioid mass
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opsonization
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helps the leukocytes recognize and bind to the antigen
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plasma cell is differentiated by the..
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B cell
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complement systems are
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plasma driven chemical mediators
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suppurative inflammation is characterized by
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the presence of pus
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In inflammation the widen intercellular gaps of venules is due to the release of?
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histamines, bradykinins and leukotrienes
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Vasodilation
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loads to warmth and redness
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Calor is?
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hotness
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Prostaglandins and thromboxane are what?
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eicosanoids
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the PMNs kill by halogenation helped by
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reactive oxygen species
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When monocytes depart the circulation to tissues they become?
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Macrophages
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Angiogenesis is?
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new vessel formation
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Exudation and edema are due to
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an increased vascular permeability
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Serotonin release is triggered by
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Platelet aggregation
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Defensins are antimicrobials that act by?
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punching holes in membranes
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During inflammation, the formation of bradykinin causes?
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pain and non-vascular smooth muscle contraction
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inflammatin
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protective vascular connective tissue reaction in response to injurious stimuli
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Eosinophils are usually found at sites
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of parasitic infection, or at allergic sites
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Diapedesis is
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leukocytic transmigration
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Prostaglandin
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Cell-derived chemical mediators that are synthesized as needed
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The vasoactive amines include?
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Histamine and serotonin
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Suppurative inflammation is characterized by
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the presence of pus
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In granulomatous inflammation the macrophages
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form epithelioid mass
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In acute inflammation, C5a helps
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leukocyte chemotaxin
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BPI is an antimicrobial that acts as?
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Bactericidal permeability increasing protein
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Functio laesa is what?
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loss of function
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What induces endothelial cell junction retraction and cytoskeleton reorganization in inflammation?
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Cytokine mediators
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Degradation and clean-up are active within what?
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only active within phagolysosome
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a blister is a form of
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serous inflammation
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complement systems are
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plasma driven chemical mediators
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T and B lymphocytes release what?
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macrophage-activating cytokines
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Dolor is?
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pain
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Rubor is?
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Redness
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The plasma protease thromine
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converts soluble fibrinogen to insolube fibrin clot
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Leukocytes follow chemical gradient to site of injury by?
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chemotaxis
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Phagocytosis
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is due to an oxidative burst that induces engulfment and formation of phagolysosome
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fibrin accumulation occurs in
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fibrinous inflammation
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what happens within the phagolysosome?
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catalase breaks hhydrogen peroxide down to water and oxygen
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if tissues are unable to regenerate after injury what happens?
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scarring occurs
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The increased vascular permeability in inflammation does what?
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allows the fluid to leave the vessel and help the leukocytes' migration
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Early rolling adhesion is mediated by?
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E, P, and L selectins
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at the site of injury, L-selectin is upregulated by?
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TNF and IL-1
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Chronic Inflammation is accompained by what?
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tissue infiltration by lymphocyte, macrophage and plasma cell
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Defect of leukocyte function due to defects of adhesion are caused by what?
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LFA-1 and Mac-1 subunit defects or absence of sialyl-Lewis X, and efect in E- and P- slectin sugar epitopes (LAD-2)
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