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Inflammation - Coggle Diagram
Inflammation
Acute
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signs
rubor, calor, dolour, tumour, functio laesa
causes
physical, chemical, microbial, hypersensitivity, necrosis
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Chemical mediators
arachidonic acid, prostaglandins & leukotrienes
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kinins
small, vasoactive peptides, e.g., bradykinin
cytokines
interleukins (IL-1), interferons, growth factors, tumour necrosis factors
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Chronic
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lymphocytes, plasma cells, macrophages
causes
microbes resistant to phagocytosis, endogenous or exogenous foreign bodies, autoimmune diseases, primary granulomatous disease
response
vascular, cellular & release of chemical mediators
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Patterns
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granulomatous
macrophages aggregate to form small clusters, surrounded by lymphocytes (chronic inflammation)
Purpose
localize, eliminate agent, limit damage, restore tissue
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