Inflammation - 8
•Types of inflammatory reactions: - continued
•eImmune-complex-Mediated Inflammation - type III hypersensitivity
•ŽMechanisms of response: continued
•When complement is activated, fragments C3a, C4a, and C5a are released and cause:
•]chemotactic attraction of neutrophils
•]increased vascular permeability
•]aggregation of platelets
•]infiltration by mononuclear cells
•ŽClinical expression:
•Arthus reaction
•]localized edema
•]inflammation
•Systemic serum sickness
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