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Leukocyte granules

________ contains substance capable of damaging and killing bacteria:

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Burns

________) causes endothelial cell necrosis and detachment that affects blood vessels.

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Chemoattractants

________ (chemokines) and cytokines affect adhesion and transmigration.

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Integrins

________ are converted from low- affinity to high- affinity forms by chemokines.

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Inflammation

________: response of vascularized tissue that delivers leukocytes and molecules of host defense from the circulation to the sites of and cell damage in order to eliminate the offending agents.

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Pus

________: purulent inflammatory exudate rich in neutrophils and cell debris.

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histamine exposure

After ________, P- selectin is rapidly translocated to the cell surface.

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vascular permeability

Increased ________ causes exudation of protein- rich fluid.

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Edema

________: excess fluid in interstitial tissue or body cavities.

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Vascular dilation

________ leading to an increase in blood flow.

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Necrosis

________: neutrophils (6 to 24 hours), replaced by monocytes (24 to 48 hours)

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Phagocytosis

________ (to eat and destroy): engulfment of foreign materials by phagocytic cells.

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Transudate

________: excess extravascular fluid with low protein content.

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Chemotaxis

________: movement of leukocytes towards the site of inflammation.

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Exudate

________: inflammatory extravascular fluid with cellular debris and high protein concentration.

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Vasodilation + fluid loss

________= increased blood viscosity and increased concentration of red blood cells= stasis.

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Chemotactic factors

________: certain chemical substances and certain bacterial products that are able to attract leukocytes towards the site of inflammation.

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P selectin

________: expressed on platelets and endotheium.

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ultrafiltrate of blood plasma

A(n) ________ resulting from elevated fluid pressures or diminished plasma osmotic forces.

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L selectin

________: expressed on leukocytes.

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Bacterial infections

neutrophils

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Viral infections

lymphocytes

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Allergic reactions

increased eosinophils

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Necrosis

neutrophils (6 to 24 hours), replaced by monocytes (24 to 48 hours)

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E-selectin

expressed on endothelium

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P-selectin activated by

histamine and thrombin

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E-selectin activated by

IL-1 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)

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immunoglobulin superfamily on endothelial cells

intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1)

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Transmigration (diapedesis)

crawling of leukocytes between endothelial cells and squeezing along the intercellular junctions and through basement membrane into extracellular space

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Phagocytosis (to eat and destroy)

engulfment of foreign materials by phagocytic cells

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