Cell Adaptation Flashcards
What is Principle #1 of Cell Injury
Cellular responses to injury depends on type of injury, duration, and severity and on the cell’s nutritional and hormonal status, and metabolic needs
What is Principle #2 of Cell Injury
Cell function is lost far before biochemical and subsequently morphological manifestations of injury become detectable.
What are the last indications of cellular damage?
Morphological Changes
What is Principle #3 of Cell Injury
Cells are complex interconnected systems, and single local injuries can result in multiple secondary and tertiary effects.
What is Principle #4 of Cell Injury
Cell injury results from functional and biochemical abnormalities in one or more of several essential cellular components
What is Principle #5 of Cell Injury
Because many of the biochemical systems of the cell are inter-dependent, injury at one site typically causes secondary injury to other cellular processes
4 Most Vulnerable Targets of Cellular Injury
- Cell membrane
- Mitochondrial function: energy metabolism- aerobic respiration and ATP production
- Functional and structural proteins: protein synthesis, enzyme function
- Genetic integrity
General Mechanisms of Injury (5)
ATP Depletion Loss of Plasma Membrane Integrity Loss of Ca2+ Homeostasis Mitochondrial Damage Oxygen Deficiency
2 Pathways to Produce ATP
Oxidative phosphorylation of ADP Glycolytic Pathway (In the absence of oxygen)
What kind of tissues have an advantage when ATP levels fall?
Tissues with greater glycolytic capacity (like the liver)
What can occur when the plasma membrane is damaged?
Permeable to sodium and water leading to lysis
What happens if Potassium leaks out the cell?
RMP is disrupted leading to impaired nerve and muscle function
What happens when lysosomes are injured?
Release of hydrolytic enzymes leading to auto-digestion of cellular proteins
What happens when the ER is damaged?
Protein synthesis and intracellular transports are disrupted
What are important for targets of injurious stimuli, including hypoxia and toxins?
Mitochondria
Mitochondria can be damaged by ↑ of cytosolic Ca2+ by:
- Oxidative Stress
- Breakdown of phospholipids through the phospholipase A2 and sphingomyelin pathways by lipid breakdown products derived there from, such as free fatty acids and ceramide
Mitochondrial damage results in a high conductance channel called? Where is it found?
Mitochondrial Permeability Transition
Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
What gets activated due to (+) cytosolic calcium?
Protein Kinases
What’s wrong with overactive protein kinases?
This leads to the activation of other enzymes such asphospholipases, ATPases, proteases, and endonucleases which attack and break down critical components of the cell (lipid membranes, ATP, cytoskeletal proteins, DNA).
What are free radicals?
Highly reactive atoms that are chemically unstable and readily react with other molecules
Source of Free Radicals? (4)
Cellular Metabolism
Enzymatic Metabolism of Exogenous Channels
Ionizing Radiation
Divalent Metals
[Free Radicals]
How do they come from Cellular Metabolism
Produced from redox reactions
- Oxidative phosphorylation from mitochondria
- Neutrophils in inflammation
- Reperfusion and other oxidases (Xanthine Oxidase)
[Free Radicals]
How do they come from Enzymatic Metabolism of Exogenous Chemicals?
Some metabolites of chemicals and drugs are highly reactive free radicals (CCl4)
[Free Radicals]
How do they come from Ionizing Radiation?
Can hydrolyze water into Hydroxyl (OH-) and Hydrogen free radicals
[Free Radicals]
How do they come from Divalent Metals?
Transition metals (Cu, Fe) accepts/donate free elctrons