Cellular response to injury; recovery from injury Flashcards
One or more cell types that are functionally connected
Tissue
List the three factors associated with tissue growth/proliferation (three different things that INCREASE)
- Increase in cell number by mitosis (multiplication)
- Increase in cell size
- Increase in extracellular tissue
What types of tissue are highly proliferative in adults? (3)
Skin cells, epithelium of gut and respiratory tract, blood cells
The acquisition of specialised function and related morphology of cells or tissue
Differentiation
List three qualities of cells that are able to proliferate
- Labile
- Stable
- Permanent
This describes cells that continuously proliferate, have a short life span and rapid turnover (e.g. blood cells, epithelial cells like oral mucosa)
Labile
This describes cells that have a good regenerative ability, but would normally have a low cell turnover (e.g. hepatocytes after liver resection)
Stable
These cells have either limited or no regenerative ability (e.g. cardiomyocytes, neurons)
Permanent
The increase in cell size resulting from an increase in structural components. Leads to increase in tissue/organ size and function
Hypertrophy
What is the only adaptive response seen in permanent cells?
Hypertrophy
Name an example of physiological hypertrophy
Weight training resulting in skeletal muscle hypertrophy, or increase in size of pregnant uterus
Name an example of pathological hypertrophy
Left ventricular hypertrophy or BPH
An increase in cell NUMBER is known as
Hyperplasia
Name an example of physiological hyperplasia
Change in breast tissue due to lactation, or regrowth of hepatocytes after liver resection
Name an example of pathological hyperplasia
Gynecomastia in men, endometrial hyperplasia, or prostatic hyperplasia
Pathological hyperplasia is often the result of excess _________ stimulation
hormonal
True or false: adaptive changes are reversible
True
The reduction in the cell size and number. Related to decrease of function in the tissue or organ. Often hormonally regulated.
Atrophy
Reduced hormonal stimulation of tescticular, ovarian, breast, or endomentrial tissues results in
physiological atrophy
List some examples of pathological atrophy
- Denervation of muscle due to trauma or neurological disorders
- Muscle atrophy in immobilisation
- Vascular atrophy of the brain in ageing
- Atrophy that results from malnutrition/starvation
Reversible change where one differentiated cell type or tissue is replaced by another differentiated cell (often seen in epithelium)
Metaplasia
The type of change that takes place when the epithelium in the squamo-columnar junction changes from simple columnar to stratified squamous in response to declining estrogen levels
physiological metaplasia
List examples of pathological metaplasia
- Bronchial metaplasia in response to smoking (ciliated columnar –> stratified squamous epithelium)
- Barrett’s oesophagus (stratified squamous epithelium –> columnar epithelium incl intestinal goblet cells)
Cellular injury occurs when _________ is no longer possible
adaptation
In which type of cell death does the cell membrane rupture?
Necrosis
In which type of cell death does the nuclei fragment?
Apoptosis
In which type of cell death does the nuclei shrink?
Necrosis
In which type of cell death do the cell contents leak?
Necrosis
Which type of cell death causes an inflammatory response?
Necrosis
Which type of cell death is always pathological?
Necrosis
In which type of cell death does the cell membrane remain intact, but altered?
Apoptosis
The pathway of programmed cell death is also called
apoptosis
Which type of cell death utilises the activation of intracellular enzymes to degrade DNA & proteins?
Apoptosis
Which type of cell death is associated wtih ATP depletion, influx of calcium ions, mitochondrial damage, and an increase in oxygen radicals?
Necrosis
Name the three different patters of necrosis
- Coagulative (kidney wedge)
- Liquefactive (brain in strokes)
- Caseating (TB)
The death-receptor mediated pathway to apoptosis is also known as the
extrinsic pathway of initiation
The mitochondrial mediated pathway to apoptosis is also known as the
instrinsic pathway of initiation
Name the four phases of apoptosis
- Induction
- Effector
- Degradation
- Phagocytosis
Examples of this type of apoptosis include embryogenesis, involution of hormone dependent tissues after hormone withdrawl, and destruction of inflammatory cells
Physiologic apoptosis
DNA damage or accumulation of abnormal proteins may result in what type of cell death?
Pathological apoptosis
A type of cell death that may be associated with neoplasia is
autophagy-associated cell death
When the cell breaks down its own contents as a survival mechanism in nutrient deprivation, this is known as
autophagy-associated cell death
What are the typical symptoms of injury/inflammation? (4)
Redness, swelling, heat, and pain
What the Latin terms for the clinical signs of injury/inflammation?
Rubor, Tumor, Calor, Dolor, and Functio laesa
The local response of living tissue to injury from any agent which could be microbial, immunological, physical, or chemical.
Inflammation
Bacteria at the site of the wound relase _________ that reach the bloodstream, which send a message to the brain to produce a _________.
cytokines, fever
A clinical condition characterised by widespread activation of the inflammatory system, secondary to infection or significant trauma
Systemic inflammation
What are the three major phases of the acute inflammatory response?
- The vascular phase
- Neutrophil phase
- Macrophage phase
Describe what happens in the vascular phase of acute inflammation
- Increased blood flow
- Dilation of small blood vessels
- Increased movement of fluid from blood to tissue producing swelling/edema
Describe what happens in the neutrophils phase of acute inflammation
This is the initial appearance of neutrophils, the first type of leucocyte at the site of injury, which predominate in the inflammatory infiltrate during the first 6 - 24 hours after injury.
Describe what happens in the macrophage phase of acute inflammation
This is the later appearance of macrophages, the second type of leukocyte to arrive at the site of injury, generally after 24-48 hours.
What causes the swelling and oedema in the vascular phase of acute inflammation?
Short answer:
Increased movement of fluid from blood vessels to the tissues.
Long answer:
- Endothelial cells at the site of injury initially swell, then contract to increase the space between them, thereby increasing the permeabillity of the vascular barrier.
- Exudation of fluid leads to a net loss of fluid from the vascular space into the interstitial space, resulting in oedema.
What is the predominant cell of acute inflammation?
Neutrophil
What attracts neutrophils to the site of injury?
Chemotaxins
List the four stages of neutrophil migration
- Margination
- Rolling
- Adhesion
- Emigration
This stage of neutrophil migration is where WBC’s line up against the endothelium
Margination
This stage of neutrophil migration is where receptor ligands, called selectins, help the neutrophil loosely adhere to the endothelium. The neutrophils can then roll along the endothelium.
Rolling
This stage of neutrophil migration is where neutrophils firmly attach to the endothelium via integrins. These help the next process of attachment.
Adhesion
This stage of neutrophil migration is where cells move through the vessel wall to the affected area. The Ig family molecules invloved in transmigration are ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and PECAM-1.
Emigration