cell injury and cell death Flashcards
what happens in left ventricular hypertrophy?
muscle of ventricle thickens
what is necrosis?
when there is irreversible cell death - long term cell injury and therefore cannot be repaired
what is oncosis?
oncosis is the pre lethal changes to cells that precede death
what are some cellular adaptions?
atrophy and hypertrophy
what happens in necrosis?
there is severe cell swelling and rupture
what is apoptosis?
it is internally controlled cell death
why does CO reduce oxygen transport?
it binds to Hb preferentially as it has a higher affinity for Hb than oxygen does - hypoxia
what can cause cell death?
CO, physical agents - trauma, radiation, temp, chemical agents - drugs, immunological reaction, infectious agent, genetic derangement and nutritional imbalances
what is the mode of action for trauma, acid, paracetamol OD, bacteria and radiation?
mechanical disruption of tissue coagulates tissue proteins metabolites will bind to liver cell proteins and lipoproteins toxins and enzymes damage to DNA
why does ATP depletion result in death?
there is not enough energy for the cell so the tissue dies , loss of intercellular calcium hemostasis, oxygen and oxygen free radicals, defects in membrane permeability and irreversible mitochondrial damage
`what are the three types of cell injury?
reversible, irreversible or ischaemia/reperfusion
what is the basis of reperfusion?
damage on reperfusion mediated by oxygen free radicals
what is reversible?
pallor, hydropic change, vacuolar degeneration and cell swelling
what is irreversible?
lysosome or mitochondrial swelling, leakage of enzymes or damage to membrane
what happens if damage is left too long?
reversible goes to irreversible
how is a cascade of damage caused?
sever mitochondrial injury
what is characteristic of reversible?
decrease in generation of ATP, loss of cell membrane integrity and defects in protein synthesis, and DNA damage
what does persistent and excessive injury lead to and what are the characteristics of this?
irreversible damage
severe mitochondrial damage
extensive damage to plasma membranes
lysosome swelling