Cellular components of inflammation US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Cellular components of inflammation Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Which cytokine is responsible for maintaining granulomas in TB infection? _____
Answer: TNF- (from macrophages)
Flashcard 2: Granuloma formation: Interaction between macrophages and Th cells causes macrophages to secrete _____, which induces Th1 differentiation
Answer: IL-12
Flashcard 3: Which interleukin is a major chemotactic for neutrophils?_____
Answer: IL-8
Flashcard 4: Once mast cells are sensitized by _____ antibodies on their surface, they burst open when exposed to appropriate antigens
Answer: IgE
Flashcard 5: Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type _____ is due to a defect in Sialyl-Lewisx
Answer: 2
Flashcard 6: What microscopic changes occur from 1 - 3 days post-MI? _____
Answer: Neutrophils (acute inflammation)
Flashcard 7: Mast cells may be activated by cross-linking of cell-surface _____ by antigen
Answer: IgE
Flashcard 8: Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis is characterized by "_____" of capillaries on light microscopy
Answer: wire looping
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Flashcard 9: Lymph node biopsy in cat scratch disease reveals _____ resembling those seen in sarcoidosis
Answer: stellate granulomas
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Flashcard 10: Which type of granuloma exhibits central necrosis?
_____
Answer: Caseating granulomas
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