Adnexa Flashcards
What side of primary hairs do adnexa develop?
Cranial
What side of secondary hairs do adnexa develop?
Caudal
Which mammals do NOT have sebaceous glands?
Whales, porpoises
Where on the body are sebaceous glands absent?
Paw pad
Nasal planum
(no hairs to empty into)
Where on the body are sebaceous glands most prominant?
1) Mucocutaneous junctions
2) Interdigital spaces
Horse: Coronet, dorsal rump, mane
Carnivores: chin (submental gland), dorsal tail (supracaudal tail gland)
Hyperplasia of ___ results in stud tail in dogs, cats
Sebaceous glands
Secretion mechanism of sebaceous glands
Holocrine (cell surface ruptures, leaks material out)
Where do sebaceous glands release their material?
Infundibulum of hair
Where are the reserve cells for sebaceous glands?
Their basement membrane –> lipidize as they mature –>disintegrate to release sebum
Which receptors do sebocytes have to collect lipid from circulation?
LDL receptor
FATP4 receptor
What controls sebaceous secretion?
Hormones
Hypertrophy or Involution: androgens
Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy or Involution: estrogens
Involution
Hypertrophy or Involution: glucocorticoids
Involution
Hypertrophy or Involution: retinoids
Involution – reduce sebum production
What are the contents of sebum?
-Triglycerides
-Wax esters
-Squalene
-Cholesterol
-Cholesterol esters
*Lactones in horses ONLY
Which product is ONLY in the sebum of horses?
Lactones
Which resident skin bacteria produce lipase, to mix with sebum and produce antimicrobial free fatty acids?
Proprionibacterium
Staphylococcus sp
Why are Prioprionibacterium and Staphylococcus resident skin bacteria helpful with regards to sebum?
Produce lipase, which mixes with sebum to produce antimicrobial free fatty acids
Why are ferrets greasy with a musky odor?
Increased sebaceous gland activity
What type of immune cell is primarily implicated in sebaceous adenitis?
T cells
Breeds with known autosomal recessive inheritance of sebaceous adenitis (2)
Akita
Poodle
Other breeds predisposed to sebaceous adenitis (not akita, poodle)
Havanese
Lhasa apso
Chow chow
Springer Spaniels
Species with sebaceous adenitis
Dogs
Humans
Rabbits
Cats
Horses
Other diseases that can be associated with sebaceous adenitis
Leishmania
Hypothyroidism
Initial signs of sebaceous adenitis in long-coated dogs
Change in hair color
Change in hair texture from curly to straight
Where on the body does sebaceous adenitis begin
Head, cervical region, pinnae
Medication for sebaceous adenitis that can reverse histopath changes
Cyclosporine