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Inflamação aguda - fenômenos vasculares e celulares - Patologia Veterinária

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Acute inflammation (inflammatory response to tissue injury)

  • Triggered by diverse stimuli, including:
    • Infectious agents
    • Foreign bodies
    • Physical/thermal stimuli
    • Radiation, etc.
  • Generally beneficial initially: helps restore tissue homeostasis.
  • May become harmful if excessive.

Cardinal signs of inflammation

  • Redness (rubor): caused by increased local blood flow.
  • Swelling (tumor): caused by edema, resulting from increased vascular permeability and fluid extravasation.
  • Pain (dolor): mediated by pro-inflammatory substances (“inflammatory soup”).
  • Heat (calor): due to increased blood flow (warmth of blood).
  • Loss of function: can occur as inflammation progresses and tissue repair leads to fibrosis.

Terminology pattern

  • Location-based inflammation often uses the suffix -itis, for example:
    • nephritis, otitis, arthritis

Vascular and cellular events in acute inflammation (3-phase model)

1) Fluid phase

Initial vasoconstriction

  • Triggered by adrenaline release, causing local vasoconstriction to limit blood loss.

Vasodilation

  • Mast cells release histamine (a potent vasodilator) and other mediators, including:
    • Prostaglandin
    • Endothelin
    • Nitric oxide (all described as vasodilators)

Increased vascular permeability

  • Mediators (including vasoactive amines, complement components, leukotrienes) increase the space between endothelial cells.
  • This leads to plasma protein extravasation, such as:
    • Fibrinogen
    • Albumin

Edema and pain

  • Cytokines contribute to pain.
  • Extravasated fluid produces edema (swelling).

Containment/isolation mechanism

  • Fibrinogen → fibrin polymerization forms a barrier to:
    • Isolate the injurious agent
    • Restrict its spread
  • Goal of the fluid phase: dilute, isolate, and contain the aggressive stimulus.

2) Cellular phase

Neutrophils are the first recruited leukocytes

  • Chemotaxis is driven by released cytokines.
  • Increased endothelial permeability allows exit from capillaries into tissue.

Leukocyte adhesion cascade (staged exit into tissue)

  1. Margination: leukocytes move toward vessel margins.
  2. Rolling: mediated by selectins (temporary adhesion).
  3. Stable adhesion: mediated by integrins.
  4. Transmigration / diapedesis: leukocytes pass between endothelial cells into tissue.

3) Repair phase / outcomes

Outcomes depend on:

  • The ability for cellular regeneration
  • The characteristics of the lesion
  • Correct resolution sequence:
    • Remove the causative agent and cellular debris
    • Preserve connective tissue integrity (required for regeneration)
    • Preserve an intact basement membrane

Possible outcomes:

  • Resolution (return to the previous tissue state)
  • Fibrosis
  • Abscess formation
  • Progression to chronic inflammation

Major immune cells described and their functions

Neutrophils (first responders)

Origin and circulation time

  • Produced in bone marrow
  • Circulate in peripheral blood for ~10 hours (varies by species)

Primary functions

  • Eliminate bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and other invading agents
  • Also kill tumor cells and remove foreign material

Phagocytosis and intracellular killing

  • Phagocytosed material → phagosomes
  • Fusion with lysosomes → phagolysosomes
  • Degradation of the contents

Degranulation and antimicrobial systems

  • Granule contents released into exudate form:
    • The myeloperoxidase system
    • Other enzymes that degrade microorganisms

Extracellular traps (NETs)

  • Upon death, neutrophils may release NETs (neutrophil extracellular traps):
    • A DNA scaffold plus peptides/antimicrobial proteins
    • Trap bacteria with bactericidal action
  • Some pathogens can evade NETs, explicitly noted: Staphylococcus aureus

Species differences in “pus” formation

  • In most mammals:
    • Granule enzymes cause liquefaction → pus
  • In birds and reptiles:
    • Described as lacking neutrophils and having heterophils
    • Enzymes that liquefy are reduced/absent
    • Leads to harder, caseous material (subtitles reference “cadmium,” likely referring to hardened/caseous exudate)

Eosinophils

  • Recruited in allergic and parasitic diseases
  • Chemotactic drivers highlighted:
    • Histamine
    • Eosinophil chemotactic factor released by mast cells
  • Timing:
    • Enter during the transition from acute to chronic inflammation
  • Granule components mentioned:
    • Major basic protein
    • Cationic protein (as stated: “osinophils cationic protein”)

Effects

  • Similar degranulation to neutrophils, but can cause greater tissue damage, including:
    • Collagen degradation
    • Organ damage in examples including:
      • Lungs
      • Heart
      • Skin
      • Gastrointestinal tract
  • Asthma referenced as an example condition.

Natural Killer (NK) cells

  • Function as “sentinels” that lyse:
    • Tumor cells
    • virus-infected cells
  • Act without prior encounter
  • Timing relative to lesions:
    • Hours to days after onset

Macrophages and the mononuclear phagocytic system

Origin

  • Derived from blood monocytes (subtitle phrasing: “blood monoxide”)

Types

  • Resident macrophages: remain in tissues
  • Migrating macrophages: recruited during inflammation

Examples of resident macrophages

  • Histiocytes (connective tissue)
  • Kupffer cells (liver)
  • Alveolar macrophages (lungs)

Lifespan

  • About three weeks or less, with renewal over time

During acute inflammation

  • Monocytes enter tissue after ~12 to 48 hours
  • Activated by cytokines, becoming macrophages
  • Functions:
    • Phagocytosis
    • Release of cytotoxins

Methodology / sequence (bullet list): acute inflammation phases and steps

  • Three phases of acute inflammation
    • Fluid phase
      • Vasoconstriction (adrenaline) → vasodilation (mast cell histamine and mediators) → increased permeability → edema/pain + fibrin barrier formation
    • Cellular phase
      • Neutrophil recruitment → adhesion cascade:
        • margination → rolling (selectins) → stable adhesion (integrins) → transmigration/diapedesis
    • Repair phase
      • Resolution vs fibrosis vs abscess vs progression to chronic inflammation (depends on regeneration capacity and lesion/context)

Researchers or sources featured

  • No specific researchers or external sources are named in the provided subtitles.

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