Cell Injury Flashcards

1
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necrosis is ___ injury

A

unselective
irreversible

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2
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apoptosis is ___ injury

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selective
irreversible

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3
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hepatic lipidosis is ___ injury

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reversible

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4
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what are the 4 main categories of cell injury causes?

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deficiency of critical material
lack of cellular energy production
accumulation of abnormal substances
physical injury

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5
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define ischemia

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inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of body

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6
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describe the pathogenesis of the irreversible ischemic cell injury

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MEMBRANE INJURY (phospholipid loss, cytoskeleton issue) -> Ca influx, enzyme leakage

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7
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describe the pathogenesis of reversible ischemic cell injury

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MITOCHONDRIA DAMAGE -> decrease oxidative phosphorylation -> decrease ATP -> decrease Na pump -> influx Na/water/Ca -> cell swell, blebs, ER swell

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8
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list the physical signs of reversible cell injury

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cell swell
ER swell
loss of microvilli
membrane blebs
clumped chromatin
lipid accumulation
myelin figures

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9
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list the physical signs of irreversible cell injury

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cell membrane damage, rupture

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10
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list the physical signs of cell death

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pyknosis
karyorrhexis
karyolysis
absence of nuclei
cytoplasmic eosinophilia

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11
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describe the pathogenesis of cell injury due to oxygen deprivation.
what if no oxygen appears to reverse the injury?

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hypoxia -> aerobic cell metabolism stops -> decreased ATP production

switch to anaerobic metabolism -> intracellular acidosis -> lose ribosomes due to swollen ER -> lysosome rupture -> release RNA/DNA -> membrane rupture -> cell death

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12
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what happens if there’s a LARGE number of cell deaths?

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gap is replaced with fibrous CT

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13
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what pathology is shown in this image?

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renal infarct

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14
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define infarct

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small area of dead tissue due to failure of blood supply

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15
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define hydropic degeneration

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water movement into cells (swelling)
reversible

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16
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describe the pathogenesis of hydropic degeneration

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injury/HYPOXIA
decreased mitochondria activity
damage cell membrane
interfere ion channels of membranes
decreased Na/K activity
increased Na in cytoplasm
water accumulation
mitochondria/ER swell
hydropic degeneration

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17
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what type of hydropic degeneration is caused by parapoxvirus?

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bovine papular stomatitis

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18
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what type of cell injury is caused in this image of mucosa?

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hydropic degeneration

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19
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what is this an example of in the mucosa of a cow tongue? (black circles and arrow)

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circles - ballooning degeneration
arrow - viral inclusion bodies

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20
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define hepatic lipidosis

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“fatty change”
intracellular accumulation of fatty acids within cytoplasm of hepatocytes

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21
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what are the possible mechanisms that can result in hepatic lipidosis?

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*** only one of these needs to occur for lipidosis

free fatty acids excessively delivered from fat stores
decreased oxidation/use of FFA
impaired apoprotein synthesis
impaired lipoprotein formation
impaired release of lipoproteins from hepatocytes

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22
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what organ is this? describe the abnormality

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liver
pale/yellow, swollen, friable, greasy

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23
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what cell injury does this liver have?

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hepatic lipidosis
note nucleus pushed to side unlike hydropic degeneration

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24
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SLIDE 32 - rewatch

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25
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what diseases are associated with hepatic lipidosis?

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ketosis and pregnancy toxemia
anorexia
high fat diets, obesity
hepatotoxins
hypoxia
hypothyroidism

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26
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difference between gross texture/color of lipid vs glycogen hepatocyte accumulation

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lipid - pale yellow, friable
glycogen - pale tan/white, firm

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27
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list some disorders associated with lipid hepatocyte accumulation

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ketosis
pregnancy toxemia
high fat diet
obesity
hepatotoxins
hypoxia
diabetes mellitus
hypothyroidism

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28
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list some disorders associated with glycogen hepatocyte accumulation

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excess glucocorticoids
diabetes mellitus
young animals

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29
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describe positioning of nuclei in lipid hepatocyte accumulation histology

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nuclei pushed to periphery

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30
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describe vacuole shape/border in lipid hepatocyyte accumulation

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distinct borders

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31
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describe positioning of nuclei in glycogen hepatocyte accumulation histology

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nuclei stay central

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32
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describe vacuole shape/border in glycogen hepatocyte accumulation

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margins are irregular or indistinct

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33
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ID the liver accumulation circled in this image

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glycogen

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34
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SLIDE 38

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35
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ID the organ and pathology

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liver
glycogen accumulation - hepatocellular vacuolation

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36
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ID the organ and the pathology

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liver
fat accumulation - since nuclei are off-center

37
Q

what disease is shown in this image of a dog brain?

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lysosomal storage disease

lysosome can’t digest proteins

38
Q

define necrosis

A

hypoxia, ischemia, direct cell membrane injury
SWELLING (onco-)
pathologic cell death/murder
inflammation
release cell content
disrupt cell membrane
messy looking

39
Q

define apoptosis

A

programmed cell death/suicide
SHRINKAGE
physiologic cell death
NO inflammation
cell membrane stays intact
organized, clean

40
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define pyknosis

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irreversible condensation of chromatin in nucleus of cell

41
Q

define karyorrhexis

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fragmentation of nucleus

42
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define karyolysis

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nucleus is pale

43
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define absence of nucleus

A

later stage of karyolysis

44
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Name the cell stage of cellular necrosis and describe the nucleus

A
45
Q

Match each number to its terms
terms - pyknosis, karyorrhexis, and karyolysis

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1 - pyknosis
2 - karyorrhexis
3 - karyolysis

46
Q

describe the mitochondrial/intrinsic path of apoptosis

A

cell injury
BCL2 family sensor
BCL2 effectors (BAX, BAK)
mitochondria
cytochrome c (pro-apoptosis)
initiator capase 9
executioner capase 3, 7, 9, 12
endonuclease activation and breakdown of cytoskeleton
bleb
apoptotic body

47
Q

describe the death receptor/extrinsic pathway of apoptosis

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receptor ligand interaction (Fas, TNF)
adaptor protein
initiator capases
executioner capases
endonuclease activation and breakdown cytoskeleton
bleb
apoptotic body

48
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list the pro-apoptotic BCL2

A

BAX
BAK

49
Q

list the anti-apoptotic BCL2

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BCL2
BCL-XL

50
Q

list the initiator capases for intrinsic and extrinsic pathways

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intrinsic - capase 9
extrinsic - capase 8

51
Q

list the executioner capases

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capase 3, 6, 7, 12

52
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list the key morphologic features of apoptosis

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cell shrinkage
chromatin condensation
cytoplasmic blebs and apoptotic bodies
phagocytosis of apoptotic bodies

53
Q

apoptosis or necrosis? explain why

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apoptosis
since fragmentation but no inflammation

54
Q

apoptosis or necrosis? explain why

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apoptosis
since fragmentation but no inflammation

55
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what does hematoxylin stain in H&E?

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stains purple
nuclei, bacteria, calcium

56
Q

what does eosin stain in H&E?

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stains pink
cytoplasm, collagen, fibrin, RBC
*protein is pink

57
Q

which is basophilic vs eosinophilic?

A
58
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define basophilic

A

purple
basic

59
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define eosinophilic

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pink
acidic

60
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define amphophilic

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both basophilic and eosinophilic

61
Q

what is this from H&E

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amphophilic

62
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list key features of necrosis on H&E stain

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increased eosinophilia (RNA degrade)
glassy appearance (glycogen is lost)
cytoplasm vacuolation
karyorrhexis become karyolysis
ghost cells
necrotic cells induce leukocyte migration to dissolve cell

63
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what are ghost cells?

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pale eosionophilic outlines of residual cell cytoplasm

64
Q

what does the red indicate?

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hypereosinophilia
indicates cell death/necrosis

65
Q

what does the arrow show? (in nucleus)

A

viral inclusion body

66
Q

if the right image is normal, what can you say is likely occurring in the left image?

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necrosis
* tissue has become unrecognizable

67
Q

define coagulative necrosis

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denaturation with dense/rigid texture to dead cells

68
Q

define liquefactive necrosis

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process of complete enzymatic digestion of cells
usually in the brain

69
Q

caseous necrosis define

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cheesy, coagulative, granulomatous reaction

70
Q

define fat necrosis

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saponification
fatty acids mixed with calcium
chalky white

71
Q

define gangrenous necrosis

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necrosis due to ischemia of distal extremities

72
Q

what type of necrosis is occurring?

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coagulative - since the myocardial cells appear dry with a loss of nuclei, fragmented

73
Q

why are leukocytes present?

A

clear up sarcoplasmic debris from the necrosis

74
Q

what type of necrosis is renal papillary necrosis?

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coagulative necrosis - due to ischemia after NSAID use

75
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pathogenesis of renal papillary necrosis

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inhibition of PG synthesis via NSAID blocking COX-1 and COX-2 -> renal hypoperfusion > ischemia -> papillary necrosis

76
Q

what are the primary vasodilators of kidney?

A

renal PGs

77
Q

what’s wrong with the kidney?

A

renal infarct aka hypoxic injury

78
Q

which portion is abnormal/normal (R/L)?

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L side of kidney - abnormal, dead tissue
middle - hemorrhage where cells are dying
R side - inflamed

79
Q

suppurative necrosis is a type of ___ necrosis

A

liquefactive

80
Q

ID the type of necrosis

A

liquefactive - uterus

81
Q

ID the type of necrosis in this brain sample

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liquefactive - R side vacuolated, excess lipid
* L side normal

82
Q

ID the type of necrosis

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caseous - lung
cheesy appearance

83
Q

caseous necrosis is a combination of which necrosis types?

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coagulative and liquefactive

84
Q

caseous necrosis is most characteristic of ___ inflammation

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granulomatous

85
Q

where does fat necrosis most commonly occur?

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next to pancreas

86
Q

ID the necrosis type

A

fat necrosis - pancreas

87
Q

ID the necrosis type

A

gangrene

88
Q

define “wet” gangrene necrosis

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combination of coagulative (loss of blood supply) and liquefactive (superimposed infection)