Apoptosis Flashcards
Irreversible cell injury Occur in
sever & progressive forms of injury
Apoptosis process
Apoptotic cells shrinkage then break up into plasma membrane–bound fragments, called apoptotic bodies → phagocytosis
normal phenomenon that serves to eliminate cells that are no longer needed
Physiological Apoptosis
Physiological Apoptosis examples
- During embryogenesis
- Death of cells that have served their useful purpose
- Elimination of harmful self- destructive cells
Death of cells that have served their useful purpose such as
neutrophils in an acute inflammatory response
Example for Elimination of harmful self- destructive cells
self reactive lymphocytes
Examples of Pathological apoptosis?
A. DNA damage
B. Odd Cells
Radiation and cytotoxic anticancer drugs causese
DNA damage
Odd Cells just like
in certain viral infections (HIV infections), transplanted cells.
Pathological picture of apaptosis
- Shrinkage of cells
- Nuclear fragmentation
- Formation of apoptotic bodies.
- Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, usually by macrophages