4- Injury, repair and regeneration Flashcards
Cellular injury can be
reversible or irreversible
Injury can be reversible or irreversible depending on…
- Nature of injury agent
- Duration of exposure
- Type of Cell
- Ability of cell to regenerate.
What are the causes of cellular injury
TTPDII
trauma
thermal injury (hot / cold)
poisons
drugs
infectious organisms
ionising radiation
What is direct injury
Damage cells and tissue causing cell death, bleeding and inflammation
What are some examples of direct injury
PCR
- Physical trauma
- Chemical injury
- Radiation injury – Damage DNA and other cellular components
What are examples of indirect injury
OII
- Oxidative stress – Damage DNA and cellular components
- Inflammation
- Immune-mediated injury – caused by autoimmune diseases and leads to the immune system attacking its own tissue
Radiation effects are dependent on
the dose, duration of exposure, and type of radiation
Harmful affects of radiation are
Acute radiation sickness
Cancer
Tissue damage
Radiation- acute radiation sickness
Exposure to high levels of radiation, with symptoms including nausea, vomiting
Radiation- cancer
Increase the risk of cancer development, as radiation damages DNA in cells and leads to mutations.
Radiation- tissue damage
damage tissues and organs, leading to tissue death and organ failure.
What are the benefits of radiation
Medical use
Sterilisation
Research
Medical use of radiation
Radiation is used in medical imaging and radiation therapy to diagnose and treat cancer and other medical conditions
Sterilisation use of radiation
Radiation is used to sterilize medical equipment.
Research use of radiation
Radiation is used in scientific research to study the properties of materials and molecules