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O2 deficiency, physical agents, infectious microbes, nutritional imbalances, genetic derangement, workload imbalance, chemicals/drugs/toxins, aging, and immunologic dysfunction are all causes of…

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Cell injury

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Acute cell swelling is ___________ cell injury

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Reversible

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Oncotic necrosis and apoptosis are both ______________ cell injury

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Irreversible

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What is cell injury?

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Anything that disrupts cellular homeostasis

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What are the 6 biochemical mechanisms activated by cell injury?

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  • ATP depletion
  • Permeabilization of cell membranes
  • Mitochondrial damage
  • Loss of Ca homeostasis
  • Oxidative stress
  • Damage to DNA (usually irreversible)
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What are the 3 types of responses to cell injury?

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  • Degeneration (reversible)
  • Death (irreversible)
  • Adaptation (change to adapt to injury)
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A state in which oxygen is not available in sufficient amounts at the tissue level to maintain adequate homeostasis

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Hypoxia

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Reduction of vascular perfusion

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Ischemia

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Inadequate oxygenation of blood may occur during…

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Cardiac/respiratory failure

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Anemia and carbon monoxide poisoning are associated with __________ O2 transport by RBCs

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Reduced

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Cyanide toxicosis ___________ the respiratory enzymes of a cell

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Inhibits

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What are some physical agents that cause cell injury?

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Mechanical trauma, electric shock, temperature extremes (heat-stroke/frostbite)

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Painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud, and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue due to prolonged vasoconstriction

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What are some infectious microbes that cause cell injury?

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  • Bacteria (Endo/exotoxins)
  • Viruses
  • Fungi
  • Parasites
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A toxin released into blood circulation by a bacterial cell, leading to distant tissues being affected

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Exotoxin

(Example: E. Coli)

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A toxin that is present inside a bacterial cell and is released when the cell disintegrates

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Endotoxin

(Example: Salmonella)

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What are two examples of viruses that cause necrosis in cells?

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  • Herpes simplex encephalitis (necrosis in the brain)
  • Parvovirus (necrosis in the GI tract)
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What are some examples of fungi that cause cell injury?

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  • Streptococcus (lesions in the brain)
  • Micotic Rhinitis (leads to necrosis in nasal mucosa)
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What are some examples of parasites that cause cell injury?

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  • Hookworm (anemia, hemorrhage in GI tract)
  • Ear mites (proliferate in epidermis, increase in keratin)
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What are 3 categories of nutritional imbalances?

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Deficiencies, excesses, and imbalances

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A disease characterized by vitamin D deficiency that is common in young animals; affects growth plates, often resulting in small stature, and causes bones to be softer

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A condition affecting the rumen caused by grain overload; overproduction of lactate; results are hemorrhage and necrosis of the rumen

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Ruminal acidosis

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What deficiency causes nutritional myopathy in livestock?

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Vitamin E and selenium

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What is the result of a PKD-1 and/or PKD-2 gene mutation in Persian cats?

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Polycystic Kidney Disease

These genes are responsible for tubule development, and mutation causes excessively dilated tubules

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What are some general consequences of genetic mutations?
- Production of abnormal protein - Production of defective enzymes - Lack of necessary enzyme - Neoplasia
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Hypertrophy of muscle in weightlifters, and myocardial hypertrophy secondary to valvular stenosis are both examples of… (Hint: think workload imbalance)
Overwork or overstimulation
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Disuse atrophy, denervation atrophy, and lack of endocrine stimulation are all examples of… (Hint: think workload imbalance)
Underwork or lack of stimulation
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Snakebites possess a toxin that targets ___________ cells, causing swelling and hemorrhage
Endothelial
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Chemicals, drugs, and toxins cause cell injury by… (3 answers)
- Binding receptors - Inhibiting/inducing enzymes to alter metabolic pathways - Producing free radicals
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What does mycotoxin (Moldy Corn Poisoning) do to the brain?
Causes necrosis of the white matter (leads to depression and blindness)
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The toxic chemical products of fungi that readily colonize crops - capable of causing disease and death
Mycotoxin
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Immunologic deficiencies, allergies/hypersensitivities, and autoimmune diseases are all categorized as types of…
Immunologic dysfunction
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Inflammation of the skin, often caused by ingestion of or direct skin contact with an allergen
Atopic dermatitis
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Autoimmune disease that affects desmosomes in the epidermis and is characterized by painful skin blistering
Pemphigus
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Cumulative damage to DNA predisposes tissue to ________.
Neoplasia
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The initial response of a cell to perturbation of homeostasis; reversible if injury is not too severe or prolonged
Acute cell swelling
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Hydropic degeneration, ballooning degeneration, and cytotoxic edema are all alternative terms for…
Acute cell swelling
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True or False: Glycolysis does not require O2 to produce ATP, but ETC and oxidative phosphorylation do require O2
True
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ATP depletion leads to widespread __________ of sub cellular systems
Failure
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What sodium/potassium and calcium abnormalities (as a result of ATP depletion) directly cause acute cell swelling? (Hint: think in terms of increase/decrease)
Increased intracellular Na, H2O, and Ca, and decreased K
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What are some consequences of increased intracellular Ca?
Increased enzyme activation: - ATPase (which degrades ATP) - Endonuclease (which damages DNA) - Protese (which damages cell structural proteins) - Phospholipase (which damages membrane phospholipids)
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Hypoxia, toxic agents, increased levels of cytosol ihc calcium, oxidative stress, and phospholipid breakdown are all injurious agents that can lead to…
Mitochondrial damage
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What does mitochondrial damage lead to (in terms of ATP and ROS)?
Decreased ATP production and increased ROS production
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Lipid peroxidation, protein modifications, and DNA damage are all effects of…
ROS
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Antioxidants that block formation of ROS or scavenge (sacrifice themselves)
Vitamins A, C, E, and selenium
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Antioxidants that partake in sequestration of inducing agents for ROS (transport proteins for copper and iron)
Ferritin and ceruloplasmin
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Enzymes which decompose H2O2, OH, and O2-
Catalase, superoxide dismutases (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase
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Tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to tissue after a period of ischemia or lack of O2 (anoxia or hypoxia)
Ischemia-reperfusion injury or reoxygenation injury (Extra note: especially relevant for torsion cases!)
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What are the 4 mechanisms for reperfusion injury?
- Oxidative stress (ROS) - Intracellular calcium overload - Inflammation - Activation of complement system
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Name the category of cell swelling morphology: Generalized swelling of cell + organelles (especially mitochondria), plasma membrane blabbing, ribosomal detachment from ER, nuclear chromatin clumping, and myelin figures
Ultrastructural
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Name the category of cell swelling morphology: Pale, eosinophilic, and finely vacuolated cytoplasm; swollen cells
Microscopic
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Name the category of cell swelling morphology: Increases volume/weight of organs (if diffuse), imparts pallor, swollen and rounded edges on organ
Macroscopic/Gross

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