Asthma
a chronic inflammatory condition of the respiratory passageways , particularly the mucosa
characterized by having the narrowing of the respiratory passageways which can cause difficulty breathing
sometimes it can even be extremely fatal
Content:
2. Molecular mechanism
3. Asthma is reversible
4. Controversial
5. Reference
1. Underlying etiology
a. Atopic triad
Genetic predisposition: with a family history of i, ii, iii.
- have more allergic or hyperresponsiveness to specific types of allergens
- produce massive amounts of inflammatory mediators
- produce exacerbation or bronchospasm of the actual respiratory passageways
i. Asthma
ii. Atopic dermatitis
- also called eczema
iii. Allergic rhinitis
b. Samters triad
three different factors that make these individuals more susceptible
- Asthma
- Nasal polyps
- Aspirin sensitivity
- Some individuals might have kind of an allergic or hypersensitive reaction to aspirin
- aspirin inhibits the cyclooxygenase enzymes
- which are responsible for converting arachidonic acid into prostaglandins
- start tipping the balance and shunting the arachidonic acid into the leukotriene pathway
- leukotriene c4, d4 and e4 responsible for bronchospasm
- increased vascular permeability
- cause a lot of mucus production (big morphologies)
- Asthma & Nasal polyps----underlying mechanism specifically to aspirin sensitivity
- so patients who have aspirin sensitivity might have nasal polyps or asthma
Arachidonic acid pathway
Arachidonic acid goes through two different pathways
- cyclooxygenase pathway
- a pathway which is utilized by the cox enzyme (cyclooxygenase enzyme)
- leads to the formation of prostaglandin
- PGE2
- Dilation of the bronchilioes
- PGI2
- Prevent platelet aggretion
- PGF2
- Bronchial smooth muscle
- lipo oxygenase pathway
- leads to the formation of leukotrienes
- leukotriene b4
- a pretty good chemotactic agent
- leukotriene c4
- leukotriene d4
- leukotriene e4
- c4, d4 and e4: the culprits behind that intense bronchospasm
Prostaglandin
PGE2 & PGD2 –inflammatory responses
increase capillary permeability, enabling
neutrophil and other immune cell to be extracted from particular blood
capillary to the nearby tissue. It has implication in term of inflammation
c. Others
- dust
- pet dander / pet hair
- cockroaches
- cold
- exercise
- viral upper respiratory tract infections
- emotional stress
- smoke
- taking aspirin, beta-blockers drug
- epinephrine or the norepinephrine normally binding onto the beta2 receptors
- promoting bronchodilation
- When block, lead to bronchoconstriction
2. Molecular mechanism
When allergen is going to come into contact with specific types of antigen-presenting cells
- antigen-presenting cells: dendritic cells, macrophages
- dendritic cells have multiple different cytoplasmic extensions
- dendritic cell phagocytose these allergy like particles
- activate the mhc2 complexes
- express that allergen with an mhc2 complex on its cell membrane
- allergen bind to a t helper 2 cell
- cd4 molecule is going to interact with the mhc2 molecule
- produces two chemicals
- interleukin four
- interleukin-4 activates plasma cells
- produce specific types of antibodies--IgE antibodies
- a lot of IgE antibodies bind to mast cells
- mast cells have a specific protein on their membrane, called an fc epsilon r1 receptor
- fc epsilon r1 receptor binds with the IgE antibodies
- trigger the mast cell to undergo degranulation
- when it degranulates, it starts to produce massive amounts of
- histamines
- leukotrienes
- Both are inflammatory mediators
- interleukin five
- interleukin 5 goes and activates a eosinophil
- functions:
- killing parasitic worms
- plays a complex role in allergy and asthma
- eosinophil has a bilobe nucleus
- have the granules which stain red
- because of the eosin that they apply via the right stain
- eosinophil is then going to release
- leukotrienes and other cytokines
- attract in more white blood cells, particularly more eosinophils
- specific types of proteases
- *important especially in chronic cases
- these proteases over time chronically can start to produce tissue damage to the respiratory tract
histamines and leukotrienes going to affect the actual bronchioles(in the submucosa)
- leukotriene c4 d4 e4: the culprits behind that intense bronchospasm
- histamines:
- cause bronchoconstriction
- hyperreactive even over time become hypertrophy and even hyperplastic
- hyperplastic: make more of them
- hypertrophy: the cells get bigger
- bronchoconstriction is going to narrow that airway
- cause dilation of the capillaries and increased capillary permeability
- increased vascular permeability--- a lot of inflammation
- stimulate a lot of mucus production
- on top of the bronchoconstriction, patient going to get a lot of mucus buildup here
- due to increase the vascular permeability &dilate capillaries
- mucosa is gonna become super inflamed
- fill with a lot of fluid, some eosinophils and other different types of inflammatory exudate
- when inflamed
- leukotrienes able to
- promote bronchospasm
- cause mucous buildup
- cause the inflammation of the mucosa
- An increase in vascular permeability
- constriction
- mucous buildup which is also going to be narrowing the airways
- So inflammatory exudate due to the increased vascular permeability and immune cell infiltration going to narrow the airway
- over time over chronic consistent exposure,
- this chronic exacerbations become fibrotic
- can be thickening of the basement membrane and become permanently narrow
3. Asthma is reversible
Asthma is reversible, which means take away the trigger or treat them with the appropriate medication, it can be reversed they can go right back to normal
4. Controversial
Relate asthma environmentally
Hygiene hypothesis
- specific for late onset asthma
- people who have had reduced exposure to bacteria or viruses or pathogens, more likely or more susceptible to develop asthma later on in life
- because of some type of effect on actually the maturation of our actual white blood cells
5. Reference
https://youtu.be/uQL7AYyBR-Q
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