Inflammation

cytokines can do that by creating an inflammation in the area of infected tissue. 3. Most immune cells are excluded from entering healthy tissues. Why is this (usually) beneficial for an organism? Many immune cells are excluded from entering healthy tissues because healthy tissues do not need to be inflamed compared to infected tissues. For example, neutrophils, once they are called to the site of infection, it will cause an inflammatory response which will result inflammation in tissue. Pain,…

Introduction: Each year Peptic Ulcers affects around 4 million people around the world, and 2%-14% of these patients are diagnosed with Perforated Ulcers. Perforated Peptic Ulcers also known as PPU, is quite infrequent though when diagnosed it is life threatening, with the mortality rate ranging between 10%-40%. The most prominent symptom of PPU is the sudden onset of epigastric pain. What are Perforated Ulcers: There are three different types of Peptic Ulcers. There are Gastric Ulcers,…

epicondylitis is the term that describes the inflammation or the irritation to the tendon of lateral epicondyle of the humerus. It is normally occurred on the tendons that connect the extensor muscle of the wrist and fingers. Often, the inflammations happen to be on the attachment site of the tendon on lateral epicondyle. Also it is the common site of injuries, the inflammation could be everywhere on the tendon of lateral epicondyle. The cause to the inflammation is due to the overuse of the…

cells and flare, circumlimbal flush, and keratic precipitates. There are many etiologies behind the occurrence of iridocyclitis, but trauma is a common cause. The standard management for noninfectious iridocyclitis is a corticosteroid to treat the inflammation and a cycloplegic agent to relieve pain and photophobia. Differential Diagnosis…

Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that typically affects the distal ileum and colon but can occur in any part of the gastrointestinal tract. This disease causes inflammation to the lining of the digestive tract which can be both painful as well as debilitating for the sufferer and, unfortunately, in severe cases this may lead to life threatening conditions. The exact etiology of Crohn’s remains uncertain but studies have indicated that the disease is…

Choosing a specific health topic: At least 2 paragraphs The topic I chose was Arthritis. Arthritis is also called Joint Inflammation, Arthritis is a broad group of chronic joint diseases which causes inflammation, pain, swelling, redness, stiffness and loss of movement of the affected joints. People of all ages, sexes and races can and do have arthritis. More than 50 million adults and 300,000 children have some type of arthritis. Arthritis is most common among women and occurs more frequently…

Alternatively, inflammation-induced activation of the pro-tumor cytokine family causes epigenetic modifications. A persistent inflammatory response in individuals with ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease causing oxidative stress and activation of TNF-α and NF-ҡB (tumor promoting cytokines) has been suggested as a major cause for colorectal cancer (Kraus et al., 2009). Activation of cytokines like STAT3 and NF-ҡB can also induce stem cell-like phenotype and stem cell expansion in…

periodontal pocket formation and recession of the gingiva. The hallmark clinical feature of established PD is clinical attachment loss(CAL) (2) (3). Chronic periodontitis(CP) is a gingivitis pathological development, which, in contrast, is a reversible inflammation in response to intraoral plaque microorganisms that is restricted entirely to the gingival soft tissues without CAL observed. Clinically, CP is different from other less common PD such as Aggressive periodontitis (4). PD is the main…

Psoriasis is a skin condition in which the life cycle of skin cells causing extra skin to be produced causing the skin to become very thick, itchy and even produce red patches on the skin. Psoriasis develops due to disruption and malfunction in the immune system. The disorder is also genetic because most of the people who have psoriasis inherit it from their family members. Symptoms of psoriasis include patches of red, thick skin with scales that have a silvery pigment, dry, cracked skin that…

the years to come many people develop arthritis and oesteoarthritis, or as what is commonly known today as joint pain. This long term pain only progresses as the years go by. Joint pain is the interference of the joint due to injury, disease, inflammation and irritation. This interference causes a discomfort in the stipulated joint causing pain, aching and swelling. This pain is common in adults above the age of 30.…