Inflammation

Inflammation - Cells, Mediators & Immune and Autoimmune Disease

• 1. List the changes that occur in hemodynamics, vascular permeability and inflammatory cell movement in acute inflammation


• 2. What are the three types of granulocytes?


• 3. Describe the components of the reticuloendothelial system.


• 4. Define acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, and sub-acute inflammation.


• 5. Define the term granuloma. Give an example of a disease characterized by granulomata.


• 6. List and briefly describe some of the cardinal signs of inflammation.


• 7. What is the complement system? Describe the two pathways.


• 8. What is histamine?


• 9. What can cause histamine to be released into the surrounding tissues?


• 10. What are the effects of histamines?


• 11. What is bradykinin? Describe how it is activated.


• 12. What are prostaglandins?


• 13. What are lymphokines?


• 14. Define neutrophilic enzymes and their role in inflammation.


• 15. Describe the similarities and differences among the four types of hypersensitive reactions.


• 16. Describe the immune pathogenesis of each of the following:


• 17. Goodpasture’s disease


• 18. erythroblastosis fetalis


• 19. pernicious anemia


• 20. lupus erythematosus


• 21. rheumatoid arthritis


• 22. scleroderma


• 23. Name four types of hypersensitivity reactions, and give a practical example of each.