Cells of Repair and Inflammation (Kyle) Flashcards
What is the main fiber of the extracellular matrix?
Collagen
What type of cell is a key player in tissue repair?
Fibroblast
What is a fibroblast? No not restate the question you just answered
A fibrobast is a ubiquitous long lived cell that produces the interstitial ground substance of supporting tissues throughout the body
Can fibroblasts differentiate into different types of cells, if so what would they be?
Osteocytes, Chondrocytes, adipocytes.
Can fibroblasts differntiate into epithelial cells?
NO
What is the function of the fibrous tissue they produce?
Form a scar
What happens to a wound during the process of healing?
It contracts
What are contractile proteins that fibroblasts contain?
Myofibroblasts
Do scars retain the specialized function of the tissues that they replace?
No
What is an inactive fibroblast called?
A Fibrocyte
What is a neutrophil?
Neutrophils are also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes. They are the first responder phagocytes
What is the predominant white clood cell type in acute inflammation?
Neutrophils
What is acute inflammation ?
Neutrophilic inflammation
In addition to responding to inflamation what else do neurophils respond to?
Necrosis
Can neutrophils be part of chronic inflammation?
Yes, because they respond to necrosis.
What is acute on chronic inflammation?
Also called sportive inflammation
Are neurophils leukocytes or granulocytes?
Neutrophils are among the types of leukocytes with granules (Granulocytes)
What type of granules do neutrophils contain ?
Neutral ones.
Describe a hyper-segmented nucleus
A nucleus that is segmented into 6 or more lobes are hyper-segmented.
What type of cells are associated with megaloblastic anemia and what causes this?
Hypersegmented neutrophils are associated with megaloblastic anemia and it is caused by vitamin B12 or folate deficiency.
What are immature or adolescent neutrophils?
Bands
Are bands capable of phagocytosis?
Yes
What is a situation where bands can be released into the cytoplasm?
When a person has a severe infection the bone marrow will release bands into the blood in increasing numbers.
What is this phenomena called?
Bandemia
What is the term describing the increased number of immature leukocytes in the blood?
Left Shift
Do corticosteroids cause left shift or bandemia?
No
What is the condition when neutrophils are above their normal limit?
Neutrophilia
An abnormal increase in the number of neutrophils is indicative of what (even if the white count is normal) ?
An infection