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Hypothermia in Sepsis - Pathophysiology
 • 20% of septic pts → HYPOTHERMIA
 • Increased mortality 62%
Hypothermia in Sepsis - Pathophysiology ... proinflammatory cytokines ... anti-inflammatory cytokine ... Hypothermia #sepsis #pathophysiology
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
Inhibition of cytokine ... Inhibition of cytokine ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Pathogenesis

 • Genetic factors (Mutations in HLA- DR2/HLA-DR3 genes, complement genes, cytokine
complement genes, cytokine ... of inflammatory cytokines ... Erythematosus #SLE #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathophysiology ... Anaphylatoxins, Chemokines, Cytokines ... Vasculitis #HUV #Pathophysiology
Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
Hyperglycemia and AGE - Cytokines ... #Pathophysiology
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
irritants, release cytokines ... release inflammatory cytokines ... of inflammatory cytokines ... #asthma #pathophysiology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
alter inflammatory cytokine ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
-> Widespread cytokine ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Anaphylaxis: Pathogenesis
Anaphylaxis is a Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction
While the primary mechanism of anaphylaxis is mast cell
mediators (e.g. cytokines ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology
One theory to explain why "anemia of chronic disease" exists:
The inflammatory
Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology ... The inflammatory cytokine ... disease #hematology #pathophysiology