PATHOLOGY CH 2

What is the bodes response to injury?

inflammation, immunity, repair

Injury

-tissue damage
-severe injury may result in necrosis
-less severe injury may result in reversible cellular responses such as hypertrophy, atrophy, hyperplasia

What is necrosis?

the pathologic death of cell(s) or part of a tissue or an organ (irreversible damage to cells)

What is hypertrophy?

size increases

What is hyperplasia?

the number increases

Natural (innate) defense

inborn defenses
-physical barrier
-mechanical defense
-removal of foreign substances
-antibacterial activity
-gastric juice & vaginal fluid
-inflammation

Physical barrier

intact skin and mucosa
resident microflora on skin and mucosa

Mechanical defense

cilia and mucus in the respiratory tract
movement

Removal of foreign substances

tears, saliva, urine, diarrhea

Antibacterial activity

lysozyme (enzyme that is capable of breaking down) in rearm saliva, and nasal secretion

Inflammation

-a nonspecific response
-either local or systemic
-may be acute(a few days) or chronic (a few weeks, months, or even indefinitely) or combination
-repair occurs only if the sour of injury is removed

Classic (cardinal)signs (the local changes)

redness, heat, swelling, pain, loss of normal function

Systemic signs

fever, leukocytosis(# of WBC increase), elevated C-reactive protein, lymphadenopathy (large lymph nodes)

Reapair occurs only if?

the source of the injury is removed

What does emigration mean?

the passage of white blood cells through the endothelium and wall of the microcirculation into the injured tissue

What does migration mean?

a process during inflammation in which white blood cells tend to move to the periphery of the blood vessel wall

What does pavementing mean?

Adherence of white blood cells to the walls of a blood vessel during inflammation

What is a thin,clear fluid mainly plasma fluids and proteins, a few WBCs?

Serous (watery) exudate

What is a thick white to yellow pus that contains plasma fluids and proteins, tissue debris, and many WBCs?

Purulent exudate

What is accumulation of purulent in a cavity formed by the tissue?

Abscess

Excess exudate may drain out of the tissue through a channel called?

fistula

As a result of inserting pressure on sensory nerves by excess exudate is referred to as?

Pain

The direct movement of white blood cells to the area of injury by chemical mediators is called?

Chemotaxis

What is the first to arrive in the inflammatory response

Neutrophilis

2nd to arrive are?

monocytes

What is the process of ingestion and digestion by cells?

phagocytosis

In acute inflammation we find what kind of cells?

Neutrophils

In chronic inflammation we find?

Macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells
There are still neutrophils just not as many

What are the three systems of plasma proteins that may be activated?

Kinin system
Clotting mechanism
Complement system

What directly affects the permeability of the blood vessels?

Histamine

Kinin system causes _______ and __________ of blood vessels

vasodilation and increased permeability

What does kinin system induce?

pain

The primary kinin is?

bradykinin

Whats the role of blood plasma proteins?

its role is limited to early stages of inflammation

Clotting mechanism helps?

helps stop bleeding at the site of the injury

What does the clotting mechanism form?

forms a fibrinous meshwork that keeps foreign substances corralled.

Clotting mechanism activates?

activates kinin system-> causes local vasodilation and increase of permeability

Clotting mechanism forms a future framework for the ____ process

repair

Complement system

a series of plasma proteins that are activated in a cascade fashion

Complement system cause?

-cause mast cells to release histamine-> vasodilation and increase of blood vessels permeability
-cause cytolysis(cellular death)
-cause opsonization: attach to the bacteria and stimulate WBC's to phagocytize them

Complement system form?

chemotactic factors for WBC's, and enhance phagocytosis

Other Biochemical Mediators of Inflammation that are released by the body are?

Prostaglandins and Lysosomal enzymes

Prostaglandins cause?

cause increased vascular dilation and permeability, tissue pain and redness, and changes in connective tissue

Lysosomal enzymes act as? and may cause?

act as chemotactic factos, may cause damage to connective tissue and to the clot

Other Biochemical Mediators of Inflammation that are released by pathogenic microorganisms are?

Endotoxin and Lysosomal enzymes

Endotoxins

-produced by cell walls of gram negative bacteria
-serves as chemotactic factor
-can activate complement
-function as an antigen, and damage bone and tissue

Lysosomal enzymes

have a similar chemical composition and action as theses real eased by WBC's

Systemic Manifestations of Inflammation

-fever
-leukocytosis
-lymphadenopathy
-elevated c reactive proteins

Fever is controlled by the?

hypothalamus

What is Normal temperature

37 C (98.6)

What produces pyrogens?

WBC's and pathogenic microorganisms

What is a pyrogen?

fever-pouducing substances

What does pyrogens produce?

produce fever by increasing synthesis and release of prostaglandins in hypothalamus

Increased temperature slows what?

slows the growth of many pathogenic microorganisms

What does leukocytosis mean?

increase in the number of WBC's
increases to 10,000 to 30,000 per microliter (primarily neutrophils)

Whats the normal number for leukocytosis

4,000-10,000 per microliter

Viral infection increase in?

lymphocytes

Bacterial infection increase in?

neutrophils

Allergic reaction increase in?

eosinophils

Lymphadenopathy

the involved nodes are palpable, feel firmer and larger than usual and may be tender

increase in the number of cells

Hyperplasia

enlargement of individual cells

Hypertrophy

Elevated C-Reactive Protein is produced in the?

Liver

Elevated C-Reactive Protein interacts with what two systems?

complement system and clotting mechanism

High level of elevated c-reactive protein occurs during?

acute or chronic inflammation and infection (reaches 100mg/L)

Concentration greater than ______ is considered to high

10mg/L

Elevated C-Reactive Protein may be used to ?

monitor tissue healing and as an early detection for possible infection in patients who had survey, organ transplant, severe burn

In Chronic inflammation what cells are involved?

neutrophils
monocytes
macrophages
lymphocytes
plasma cells

What else occurs in chronic inflammation?

proliferation of fibroblasts

Granulomatous inflammation

a distinctive form of chronic inflammation

Granuloma form

microscopic grouping of macrophages usually surrounded by lymphocytes and maybe plasma cells

Macrophages group together to form?

multi-nucleated giant cells

What are the reactive tissue responses?

Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
Atrophy

Increase in the number of cells often in response to chronic irritation or abrasion

Hyperplasia

Hyperplasia: In oral cavity, epithelium becomes _______ and the tissue appears _____

thickened
paler or whiter

increase in the size of tissue or organ as a result of increase in the size of individual cells is?

Hypertrophy

decrease in size and function of a cell, tissue, organ, or the whole body is?

atrophy