Biology Basic Science- Miller review Flashcards

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Clostridium tentani toxin

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tetanospasmin--blocks inhibitory nerves lockjaw or muscle spasm

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blocks acetylchonine release floppy baby botox

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activate 20% of T-cells massive cytokine release Group A strep\_ M protein S. auress-TSS toxin 1

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HA- mecA gene located on staphylococcal chromosome cassette mobile element-Carry IV SCCmecIV encodes for penicllin-binding protein 2A, which has low affinity for b-lactam antibiotics

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Bacteris have smaller SCCmec genetic elements almost all have PVL cytotoxin gamma-hemolysin-a pore forming toxin that can lyse PMNs At risk grous are athletes, IV drug abusers, homelss, military recruits, prisoners

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INfection of dermis and lymphatics Group A streph peau de orange tx with PCN or erythromycin

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more than 10^5 CFUs need in normal host to cause infection need only about 100 cfus if a foreign object is present

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Strep viridans Eikenella Corrodens get xrays

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Pasteurella Multocida 50% require surgery puncture wounds to tendon/joints

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P. multocida Pasteurella canis

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Mycobacterium marinum Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (GP bacillus) Vibrio Vulnificus (GN rods)

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I. medullary 2. Superficial 3. localized 4. diffuse

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dead bone nidus with surround granulation tissue

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periosteal new bone forming later

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Newborn to age 4- S. aureus, gram negative baciili, group B strep Nafcillin or oxacillin PLUS third gen Cephalosp Children age 4 or older S. aureus, Group A Strep Nafcillin or oxacillin vs Vanco (MRSA) Adults S. Aureus Nafcillin or oxacillin versus vancomycin (MRSA)

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salmonella

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iv drug abuse medial/lateral clavicile puncture wounds

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gram positive anaerobic rod that flouresces under UV light

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inhibit crosslinking of polysaccharides in the cell wall by blocking transpeptidase enzyme

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Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to cytoplasmic 30S ribosomal unit

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inhibit the dissoation of peptidyl-transfer RNA from ribosomes during translocation 50S ribosomal unit

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inhibit protein synthesis binds to 50S ribosomal unit

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inhibits RNA polymerase F

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inhibit DNA gyrase

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inhibit protein synthesis 50S ribosomal unit

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etanercept infliximab adalimumab

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Multiple nuclei: typically located adjacent to sarcolemma **Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)** Smooth endoplasmic reticulum that surrounds the individual myofibrils Stores calcium in intracellular membrane–bound channels. Ryanodine receptors (e.g., RYR-1) regulate the release of calcium from the SR and serve as a connection between the SR and sarcolemma-derived transverse tubule. Abnormality of ryanodine receptors is implicated in persons susceptible to malignant hyperthermia. Dantrolene decreases loss of calcium from the SR.

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Sarcomere: basic functional unit of muscle contraction • Myofibrils • Set of sarcomeres parallel to axis of cell • (1–3 μm in diameter and 1μ2 cm long) • Sarcomere organization causes the banding pattern (striations) seen in skeletal muscle (Table 1.23; see Fig. 1.40). • Costamere connects the sarcomere to the sarcolemma at the Z disc. • Z disc (or line) represents terminus of sarcomere • Contains desmin, α-actinin, and filamin A-band (or dark band) represents thick filaments. Thick filaments composed of myosin Also contains myosin [H-band], M protein, C protein, titin, and creatine kinase I-band represents thin filaments. Primarily composed of actin Also contains Troponin: has binding site for Ca Tropomyosin: prevents myosin-actin interaction • Attach to Z disc • Involved in delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

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Fascia (tough connective tissue) covers muscle and allows sliding. • Epimysium (more delicate) surrounds bundles of fascicles. • Perimysium surrounds individual muscle fascicles (hundred of muscle fibers). • Endomysium surrounds individual myofibers. • Stretch receptors • Muscle spindles: located within muscle, transmit muscle length to CNS, control muscle stiffness • Golgi tendon organ: located at musculotendinous junction, helps prevent excess tendon lengthening • Myotendinous junction • Often the site of tears with eccentric contraction (forced lengthening of the myotendinous junction during contraction), which places maximum stress across this area • Myofilament bundles are linked directly onto collagen fibrils, with sarcolemma filaments interdigitating with the basement membrane (type IV collagen) and tendon tissue (type I collagen).

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The α-motoneuron and the myofibers it innervates • Each myofiber is innervated by a single axon but an axon can innervate multiple myofibers • Smaller and more delicate muscles have fewer myofibers per motor unit (\<5 fibers per unit in extraocular muscles but as many as 1800 fibers per unit in gastrocnemius muscle) □ Contraction • Response to mechanical or electrochemical stimuli generated at the motor end plate (neuromuscular junction) where the axon contacts an individual myofiber (Fig. 1.42). • Depolarization reaches motor neuron axon terminal, and acetylcholine (ACh) is released from presynaptic vesicles. • ACh diffuses across the synaptic cleft (50 nm) and binds to postsynaptic receptors on sarcolemma, which begin depolarization. • Myasthenia gravis is due to IgG antibodies to the Ach receptor. Manifests initially as ptosis and diplopia. Weakness worse with muscle use. • Botulinum A injections reduce spasticity by blocking presynaptic acetylcholine release. Commonly used for spastic muscles in cerebral palsy.

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Muscle cross-sectional area is a reliable predictor of the potential for contractile force. • Muscle tension is determined by the contractile force generated. • Muscle contraction velocity is determined by fiber length. • A well-conditioned muscle may be able to fire more than 90% of its fibers simultaneously. • At any velocity, fast-twitch (type II) fibers produce more force. • Isokinetic exercises produce more strength gains than do isometric exercises (see Table 1.25). • Plyometric (“jumping”) exercises, the most efficient method of improving power, consist of a muscle stretch followed immediately by a rapid contraction. • Closed-chain exercise involves loading an extremity with the most distal segment stabilized or not moving, allowing for muscular cocontraction around a joint and minimizing joint shear (e.g., less stress on the ACL). • Open-chain exercise involves loading an extremity with the distal segment of the limb moving freely (e.g., biceps curls).

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Type I • Slow-twitch, oxidative, “red” fibers (mnemonic: “slow red ox”) • Aerobic • Have more mitochondria, enzymes, and triglycerides (energy source) than type II fibers • Low concentrations of glycogen and glycolytic enzymes (ATPase) • Enable performing endurance activities, posture, balance • Are the first lost without rehabilitation • Type II • Fast-twitch, glycolytic, “white” fibers • Anaerobic • Contract more quickly and have larger, stronger motor units (increased ATPase) than type I fibers • Less efficient than type I but with large amount of force per cross-sectional area, high contraction speeds, and quick relaxation times • Well suited for high-intensity, short-duration activities (e.g., sprinting) • Rapid fatigue Low intramuscular triglyceride stores Two subtypes: Type IIA is intermediate. Type IIB is most fatigable and has highest anaerobic capacity. ▪

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Aerobic oxidation of glycogen and fatty acids through Krebs cycle Sustained exercise such as distance running

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Training Specific training can selectively alter fiber composition. Endurance athletes—higher percentage of slow-twitch fibers Sprinters and athletes in “strength” sports—higher percentage of fast-twitch fibers Endurance training—decreased tension and increased repetitions Induces hypertrophy of slow-twitch fibers Increases capillary density, mitochondria, and oxidative capacity Increases resistance to fatigue and cardiac output Improves blood lipid profiles • Strength training—increased tension and decreased repetitions • Induces hypertrophy (increased cross-sectional area) of fast-twitch (type II) fibers Denervation • Causes muscle atrophy and increased sensitivity to acetylcholine • Leads to spontaneous fibrillations at 2–4 weeks after injury □ Immobilization • Accelerates granulation tissue response • Immobilization in lengthened positions decreases contractures and maintains strength. • Atrophy results from disuse or altered recruitment. • Muscles that cross a single joint atrophy faster (nonlinear fashion). • Sarcomeres at the myotendinous junction are especially affected • Electrical stimulation can help offset these effects. □ Muscle strains • Most common sports injury • Most occur at the myotendinous junction. • Occur primarily in muscles crossing two joints (hamstring, gastrocnemius) that have increased type II fibers • Initially there is inflammation, and later, fibrosis mediated by TGF-β occurs. • Immobilization or rest for 3–5 days followed by progressive stretching and strengthening □ Muscle tears • Most occur at the myotendinous junction (e.g., rectus femoris tear at anterior inferior iliac spine). • Often occur during a rapid (high-velocity) eccentric contraction • Satellite cells act as stem cells and are most responsible for muscle healing. • Alternatively, the defect can heal with bridging scar tissue. TGF-βstimulates proliferation of myofibroblasts and increases fibrosis. • Surgical repair of clean lacerations in the muscle midbelly usually results in minimal regeneration of muscle fibers distally, scar formation at the laceration, and recovery of about half the muscle strength. • Prevention of tears—muscle activation (through stretching) allows twice the energy absorption before failure. □ DOMS • This phenomenon occurs 24–72 hours after intense exercise. • Associated with eccentric muscle contractions • Most common in type IIB fibers • Caused by edema and inflammation in the connective tissue, with a neutrophilic response present after acute muscle injury May be associated with changes in the I band of the sarcomere NSAIDs relieve DOMS in a dose-dependent manner. Other modalities (ice, stretching, ultrasonography, electrical stimulation) have not been shown to affect DOMS. • Induces myofibrillar muscle protein synthesis (MPS) • Improves neural activation • Both endurance training and strength training delay the lactate response to exercise. • A significant decline in aerobic fitness (“detraining”) occurs after only 2 weeks of no training.

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Three stages of tendon healing • Inflammation • Hematoma formation following by resorption • Type III collagen is produced at the injury site by tenocytes. • Weakest stage of repair • Proliferation: maximal type III collagen production • Remodeling: • Begins at 6 weeks • Decreases cellularity • Type I collagen predominates □ Two mechanisms: • Intrinsic: recruitment of local stem/progenitor cells from endotenon and epitenon • Extrinsic: cells from surrounding tissue invade damaged area. • Faster but primary source of adhesions □ Achilles, patellar, and supraspinatus tendons are prone to rupture at hypovascular areas. • Achilles tendon is hypovascular 4–6 cm proximal to calcaneal insertion. □ Responsive to different cytokines and growth factors • PDGF genes transfected into tenocytes show collagen formation. • VEGF genes transfected into tenocytes show TGF-β upregulation and adhesion formation. • When exposed to PMNs (as with inflammation), tenocytes upregulate genes for inflammatory cytokines, TGF-β, and MMPs while suppressing type I collagen expression. □ Surgical tendon repairs: weakest at 7–10 days • Maximum strength achieved at 6 months, reaching two-thirds of original strength. • No evidence in favor of a trough (exposing tendon to cancellous bone) over direct repair to cortical bone. □ Motion and mechanical loading have beneficial effects on tenocyte function. □ Immobilization decreases strength at tendon-bone interface.

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Anisotropic: properties vary depending on direction of applied force □ Viscoelastic: properties vary depending on rate of force application • Creep: increasing deformation under constant load • Stress relaxation: decreasing stress with constant deformation (elongation) • Hysteresis: during loading and unloading, the unloading curve is different from the loading curve. The difference between the two represents the amount of energy that is lost during loading. □ Stress-strain curve • Rest: collagen fibers are “crimped.” • Toe region: flattening of crimp; nonlinear; tendon stretched easily • Linear region: intermediate loads • Failure

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Composition • Water: 50%–60% of total tendon weight • Collagen: 75% of dry weight • 95% type I collagen, also type III collagen • Elastin: 1%–2% of dry weight • Highly elastic protein that allows tendon to resume its shape after stretching • Also responsible for “toe region” of stress-strain curve • Proteoglycans • Decorin—most predominant proteoglycan in tendons. Regulates tendon diameter and provides cross-links between collagen fibers. Also shown to have antifibrotic properties via inhibition of TGF-β1. • Aggrecan—present at points of tendon compression • Biglycan • Tenocytes (fibroblasts): • Derived from mesoderm • Function to synthesize ECM, collagen, and proteoglycans • Assemble early collagen fibrils and produce matrix-degrading enzymes (MMPs) • Detect strain during tendon loading though deflection of cell cilia • Tenocyte production of collagen increases tendon healing and reduces repair ruptures. • Role in tendinopathy (due to inflammatory mediator production) • Tenocytes produce type III collagen in response to rupture. • Greater proportion of type III collagen, naturally seen in Achilles tendon, predisposes tendons to rupture. □ Structure • Strands of collagen (triple helix of two α1 chains and one α2 chain) organized into microfibrils, which in turn make up fibrils, fascicles, and tendon • Fascicles surrounded by endotendon (contiguous with epitendon covering entire tendon) • Carry the neurovascular and lymphatic supply of tendons • Composed of type III collagen • With aging, more type I collagen strands interdigitate between type III collagen strands. • Covered by paratenon (Achilles, patellar tendons) versus synovium (digital flexor tendons) • Higher vascularity of paratenon leads to increased healing. • Sheathed tendons • Vincula (extension of synovium) carry blood supply to one tendon segment (Fig. 1.45). • Some nutrition from synovial fluid (found between the two layers of the synovial sheath) via diffusion • Myotendinous junction Actin microfilaments extend from the last Z line These are linked to the sarcolemma, which in turn connects to the collagen fibril–rich matrix of the tendon. Bone-tendon junction (direct vs. indirect) Direct (fibrocartilaginous) insertion Usually in areas subject to high tensile load Four layers: tendon, fibrocartilage, mineralized fibrocartilage, and bone Indirect Insertion Fibers insert directly into periosteum through Sharpey fibers

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Characteristics □ Originates and inserts on bone □ Stabilizes joints and prevents displacement of bones □ Contains mechanoreceptors and nerve endings that facilitate joint proprioception □ Like tendon, displays viscoelastic behavior ▪ Structure and composition □ Composition • Similar to that of tendon • Water: 60%–70% of total weight • Collagen: 80% of dry weight • 90% type I collagen; also types III, V, VI, XI, and XIV collagen • More collagen type I is seen at the origin and insertion, with collagen III seen midsubstance. • Elastin (1% dry weight) • Proteoglycans (1% dry weight)—function in water retention and contribute to viscoelastic behavior • Fibroblast • Primary cell, oriented longitudinally • Functions to synthesize ECM, collagen, and proteoglycans • Epiligament • Similar to that in epitenon; carries the neurovascular and lymphatic supply of tendons • Compared with tendon • Less total collagen but more type III collagen • More proteoglycans and therefore more water • Less organized collagen fibers that are more highly cross-linked and intertwined • “Uniform microvascularity”—receives supply at insertion site by the epiligamentous plexus • Insertion • Similar to that of tendon • Direct (fibrocartilaginous) insertion • Four layers: tendon, fibrocartilage, mineralized fibrocartilage, and bone • More common • Deep fibers attach at 90-degree angles • Indirect • Superficial fibers insert into the periosteum and deep fibers insert into bone via Sharpey fibers (perforating calcified collagen fibers). ▪ Injury □ Knee and ankle ligaments are most commonly injured □ Ligaments do not plastically deform. • They “break, not bend.” □ Midsubstance ligament tears are common in adults. □ Avulsion injuries are more common in children. □ Typically occurs between unmineralized and mineralized fibrocartilage layers ▪ Healing • Increased number of collagen fibers but • Fewer mature cross-links (45% of normal at 1 year) • Decrease in mass and diameter □ Three phases, as in bone • Inflammatory—early acute mediators (PMNs and then macrophages), with production of type III collagen and growth factors • Proliferative—around 1–3 weeks, with replacement of type III collagen by type I collagen (Think of macrophages as weakening the structure—weakest point.) • Remodeling and maturation □ Factors that impair ligament healing • Intraarticular ligamentous injury • Old age, smoking, NSAID use • Diabetes mellitus • Alcohol use • Local injection of corticosteroids □ Factors that improve ligament healing experimentally • Extraarticular ligamentous injury • Compromised immunity • IL-10 (antiinflammatory) • IL-1 receptor antagonists • Mesenchymal stem cells • Scaffolds (such as collagen–platelet-rich plasma hydrogels) • Neuropeptides • Calcitonin gene–related peptide ▪ Immobilization □ Adversely affects ligament strength: elastic modulus decreases □ In rabbits, breaking strength reduced dramatically (66%) after 9 weeks of immobilization. □ Effects reverse slowly upon remobilization. □ Prolonged immobilization disrupts collagen structure, which may not return to normal within insertion sites. ▪ Exercise Improves mechanical and structural properties □ Increases strength, stiffness, and failure load

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most predominant proteoglycan in tendons. Regulates tendon diameter and provides cross-links between collagen fibers. Also shown to have antifibrotic properties via inhibition of TGF-β1.

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Fibers insert directly into periosteum

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Allow spinal motion and stability □ Also function as cushioning for axial loads on the spine □ Two components • Central nucleus pulposus • Derived from notochord • Hydrated gel with compressibility • Low collagen (type II)/high proteoglycan (and glycosaminoglycan) content • Proteoglycans make up higher percentage of dry weight. • With time, the nucleus pulposus undergoes loss of proteoglycans and water (desiccation). • Surrounding annulus fibrosis • Derived from mesoderm • Extensibility and increased tensile strength • High collagen (type I)/low proteoglycan content • Proteoglycans make up lower percentage of dry weight. • Superficial layer contains nerve fibers. □ Composition: • Water (85%) • Proteoglycans • Type II collagen (20% of dry weight) in the nucleus pulposus • Type I collagen (60% of dry weight) in the annulus fibrosis □ Neurovascularity • Dorsal root ganglion gives rise to the sinuvertebral nerve, which then innervates the superficial fibers of the annulus. • Avascular—nutrients and fluid diffuse from the vertebral end plates. This diffusion is impaired by calcification with aging. □ Aging disc • Early degenerative disc disease is an irreversible process, with IL-1βstimulating the release of MMPs, nitric oxide, IL-6, and prostaglandin E2(PGE2). • Decreased water content and conversion to fibrocartilage • A result of decreased hydrostatic pressure due to fewer large proteoglycans (aggrecan) • Fibronectin cleavage or fragmentation is also associated with degeneration. • Increase in keratan sulfate concentration and decrease in chondroitin sulfate • Increase in relative collagen concentration, with no change in absolute quantity

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derived from the notochord

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the mesoderm