Inflammation — Flashcards

Left shifts are usually seen with neutrophilia in the acute response to _____ or tissue necrosis

Mast cells may be activated by cross-linking of cell-surface _____ by antigen

Which arthritis is characterized by joint space narrowing, erosions, and periarticular osteopenia on imaging? _____

The pathogenesis of Gout/Pseudogout involves Pattern Recognition Receptors detecting crystalline deposits (uric acid / calcium pyrophosphate) in joints, which in response leads to an inflammatory cascade mediated by IL-1, causing the joint to be invaded by _____

In Riedel's thyroiditis, release of _____ leads to fibroblast activation and fibrosis

_____ can trigger autoimmunity (e.g. cigarette smoke -> rheumatoid arthritis); environmental factors may also trigger autoimmunity

Asthma pathogenesis: TH2 cells secrete IL-_____ which mediates class switching to IgE

Early lesions of polyarteritis nodosa are characterized by transmural inflammation with _____

Acute interstitial nephritis may present with _____ casts in the urine

_____ is defined as inflammation of the blood vessel wall