Chapter1 Flashcards
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What are the 4 aspects of diesease
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etiology
pathogenesis
molecular/morphologic changes
clinical manifestations
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increased demand or stimulation can lead to what cell adaptation
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hyperplasia and hypertrophy
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decreased nutrients and decreased stimulation can lead to what cell adaptations
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atrophy
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chronic irritation can lead to what cell adaptations
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metaplasia
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what type of stimuli can lead to cellular swelling and fatty changes classified as acute reversible injuries
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acute and transient reduced O2, chemical injury, microbial infection
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progressive and severe reduced O2, chemical injury, microbial infection can cause what
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cell death
necrosis or apoptosis
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what can lead to intracellular accumulations; calcifications
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metabolic alterations, genetic or acquired; chronic injury
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what stimulates hypertrophy
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hormones and growth factors increase the demand
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how come heart and skel m hypertophy more
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striated mm have a limited capacity for division
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what is the the cause of increased size in cells
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increased production of cellular proteins
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what are factors that have been proven to trigger hypertrophy
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increased work load
TGFbeta, insulin-like GF(IGF-1), fibroblast growth factor, alpha adrenergic agonists, endothelia-1 and Ang II
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What are the 2 main biochem pathways invovled with muscle hypertrophy
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phosphoinositide-3kinase AKt pathway
signaling downstream of GPCRs
13
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Why do drug abusers constantly have to increase the amount of intake for the same response
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hypertrophy in sER in hepatocytes because increasing number of enzymes which detoxify drugs
cytochrom p-450
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what are the types of physiologic hyperplasias
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hormonal hyperplasia and compensatory
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most forms of pathologic hyperplasia are caused by what
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excesses of hormones or GF on target cells
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what are common causes of patholigc atrophy
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decreased workload loss of innervation diminished blood supply inadequate nutrition loss of endocrine stimulation pressure
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severe decreased workload induced atrophy can lead to what other disease
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osteoporosis from increased bone resorption
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What is senile atrophy
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reduced blood supply caused nu atherosclerosis in brain and heart
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what is marasmus
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profound protein-calorie malnutrition
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what is cachexia
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marked muscle wasting
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what causes cachexia in chronic inflammatory disease patients
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chronic overproduction of inflammatory cytokine tmor necrosis factor TNF
responsible for appetite suppression and lipid depletion, culminating in muscle atrophy
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describe atrophy secondary to pressure
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tumors compressing surrounding tissues, compromise of blood because of the pressure on the blood vessel
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In atrophic muslces describe cellular components
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decrease in cell size and organelles, like fewer mitochondria and myofilaments. reduced amounts of rER
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what cellular mechanism causes atrophy
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decreased protein synthesis and increased protein degradation
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what pathway leads to degradation of cell proteins
ubiquitin-proteasome pathway
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what activates ubiquitin ligases
nutrient deficiency and disuse
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what is the mechanism behind cachexia due to cancer
the ubiquitin proteasome pathway
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what is autophagy
when the starved cell eats its own components in an attempt to find nutrients and survive
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what is the most common form of epithelial metaplasia
columnar to swuamous, like respiratory tract
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What induces squamous metaplasia in respiratory epithelium
retinoic acid , Vit A
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What is the metaplasia involved in Barrets Esophagus
squamous to columnar because of refluxed gastric acid
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what type of cancers commonly arise when there are metaplastic changes from squamous to columnar
glandular, (adeno)carcinomas
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What is CT metaplasia
formation of cartilage, cone or adipose in tissues that normally do not have these elements
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what is myositis ossificans
bone formation in muscle
| after intramuscular hemorrhage
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what are causes of hypoxia
ischemia, CV failure, decrease O2 capacity in blood (anemia or CO)
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what are physical agents that can cause cell injury
mechanical trauma, extreme temperatures, sudden changes atmospheric P, radiation, electrical shock
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general groups of causes of cell injury
O2 deprivation, physical agents, chemical agnets, infectious agents, immunologic reactions, genetic derrangements
nutritional imbalances
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What are the cellular morphalogic changes seen with decreased amounts of ATP
swelling of cell
| blebbing of plasma membrane, detachment of ribosomes from ER and clumping of nuclear chromatin
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what cellular changes are associated with necrosis
depletion ATP
| rupture of lysosomal and plasma membranes
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necrosis is the principial outcome of what
ischemia, exposure to toxins, various infections, trauma
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describe changes in cell size that lead to necrosis? apoptosis?
necrosis- swelling
| apoptosis- reduced/shrinking
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describe changes in PM in necrosis and apoptosis
necrosis- disrupted
| apoptosis- intact, altered structure
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describe changes in cellular elements in necrosis and apoptosis
necrosis- enzymatic digestion, may leak out of cell
| apoptosis- intact, may be release in apoptotic bodies
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is necrosis physiologic or pathologic
invariable pathologic
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what is cellular swelling the result of
failure of energy dependent ion pumps in the PM
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what type of cells undergoe fatty changes as a type of reversible injury
cells involved in dependent on fat metabolism
| haptocytes and myocardial cells
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small clear vacuoles seen on microscopic evaluation are respresentations fo what
distended pinched off segments of the ER
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What are the ultrastructural changes of reversible cell injury
plasma membrane alterations
mitochondrial changes
dilation of ER
nuclear alterations
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what are the plasma membrane alterations in reversible cell injury
blebbin, blunting and loss of microvilli
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what are the mitochondrial changes in reversible cell injury
swelling and appearance of small amorphous densities
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what does dilation of the ER mean
detachment of polysomes, intracytoplasmic myelin figures
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what are the nuclear alterations seen in reversible cell injury
disaggregation of granular and fibrillar elements
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why is necrosis associated with inflammation
when the contents leak out, inflammation occurs in surrounding tissue
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how early can we detect necrosis of muscles
2 hours after because release the MD BB MM enzymes
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how do necrotic cells stain in H&E stains
increased eosinophilia
loss of cytoplasmic RNA (binds to hematoxylin)
denatrured cytoplasmic proteins (bind eosin)
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why do necrotic cells have a more glassy homogenous appearance
loss of glycogen particles
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What are myelin figures
whorled phospholipid masses- from damaged cell membranes
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what causes calcium soaps
calcification of fatty acid residues like the myelin figures
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loss of DNA because of enzymatic degradation by endonucleases is called what and looks how microscopically
karyolysis
| basophilia of chromatin may fade
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what is pyknosis
apoptotic cell death- nuclear shrinkage and increased basophilia
chromatin condenses into soli dhrunken basophilic mass
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what is karyorrhexis
pyknotic nucleus undergoes fragmentation- day or two the nucleus in necrotic cell totally disappears
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what is coagulative necrosis
architecture of dead tissue is preserved for some days. firm texture
injury denatures structural proteins AND enzymes so blocks proteolysis
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a localized area of coagulative necrosis is called what
infarct
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What is liquefactive necrosis
digestion of dead cells resulting into liquid viscous mass
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what causes liquefactive necrosis
focal bacterial, fungal infections because the microbes stimulate accumulation WBCs and liveration of enzymes from these cells
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what is pus
the dead leukocytes
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what type of cell death results in liquefactive necrosis
hypoxic cell death in the CNS
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What is gangrenous necrosis
lost blood supply and necrosed. involves multiple tissue planes
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what is wet gangrene
when there is more liquefactive necrosis because of the degradative ensymes of bacteria and attracted leukocytes
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what is caseous necrosis
necrotic area appears collection of fragmented/lysed cells and amorphous granular debris enclosed within distinctive border.
"granuloma"
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what is fat necrosis
focal areas of fat destruction
| from release of activated pancreatic lipases into the substance of the pancreas and peritoneal cavity
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what disease process commonly involves fat necrosis
acture pancreatitis
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Describe changes seen in acute pancreatitis
pancreatic enzymes leak out of acinar cells and liquefy membranes of fat cells. released lipases split TG esters in the fat cells. FA combine with Ca to produce chalky white areas
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what is saponification
the chalky white areas in caseous necrosis
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what is fibrinoid necrosis
immune rxns of blood vessels
| immune complex deposits link with fibrin resulting in a bright pink and amorphous appearance in H&E stains "fibrinoid"
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what type of syndromes commonly include fibrinoid necrotic changes
immunologically mediated vasculitis syndromes
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what does the cellular response to injurious stimuli depend on
nature of injury, duration, severity
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the consequences of cell injury depend on
type, state and adaptability of injured cell
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what cellular components are most frequently damaged by injurious stimuli
mitochondria, cell membranes, machinery of protein synthesis and packaging and the DNA in nuclei
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ATP depletion is associated with what types of injuries
hypoxic and chemical
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what is the main way that ATP is made in mammalian cells
oxidative phosphorylation of ATP from ETC in mitochondria
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what is the second way that ATP is made
glycolytic pathway from using glycogen
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What tissues can survive longer in oxygen deprivation
liver (greater glycolytic capacity)
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how does depleted ATP lead to cell swelling
ATP dependent Na K pump stops functioning and Na accumulates in cell so water flows in
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anaerobic glycolysis leads to what
accumulation of lactic acid and inorganic phosphates which reduces intracell pH--> decreased activity of cellular enzymes
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what are the 2 major consequences of mitochondrial damage
formation of high conductance channel in mitochondrial membrane- loss of membrane ptential
proteins that are sequestered between inner and outer membranes could leak out and cause apoptosis
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when the mitochondria loses its membrane potential what happens
failure of oxidative phosphorylation and progressive depletion ATP
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how does cyclosprine affect mitochondrial pore
targets component cyclophilin D
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what are the proteins that the mitochondria sequesters between membranes
cytochrome C and proteins that indirectly activate apoptosis inducing enzymes called caspases
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Ishcemia and certain toxins change Ca how
increase in cytosolic Ca [ ] because release of Ca from intracell stores and later influx
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Increased intracell Ca causes what
opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore
activates enzymes which have deleterious effects (protesases, endonucleases and ATPases)
induction apoptosis by activation of caspases
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Chemical and radiation injury and ischemia-reperfusion use what mechanism for cell injury
free radicals
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what is so bad about free radicals
have ractions with proteins, lipids carbs. initiate autoctalytic reactions
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What are ROS
reactive oxygen specias, oxygen derived free radicals
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excess ROS lead to what
oxidative stress
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where are ROS produced physiologically
leukocytes, neutrophils, macrophages and during mitochondrial respiration
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What are the intermediates produced during reduction-oxidation for normal respiration
O2,one electron
H2O2, two electrons
OH, three electrons
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ultraviolet and X-rays hydrolyze what
water into OH and H
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what is a common enzyme that produces O2-
xanthine oxidase
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enzymatic metabolis of exogenous chemicals or drugs create what
free radicals that have similar effects to ROS
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how do transition metals contribute to free radicals
iron and copper donate of accept free electrons during the reactions and catalyze free radical formation
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What is the doubled edge sword of NO
produced by endothelial cells for dilation
| can act as free radical and can be convereted to highly reactive peroxynitrite anion ONOO- as well as NO2- and NO3-
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how do antioxidants attack free radicals
block initiation of free radical formation or inactivate free radicals
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what are our antioxidants in our body
Vit E Vit A and ascorbic acid and glutathione
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what transport proteins can bind to the metal ions
transferrin, ferritin, lactoferrin and ceruloplasmin
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what does catalase degrade
H2O2, found in peroxisomes
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whatdoes superoxide dismutase degrade
O2 to H2O2
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what are the types of SOD
manganese SOD in mitochondria
| copper-zinc SOD in cytosol
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what does glutathione peroxidase break down
H2O2+ 2GSH to GSSG
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how do we detect cells ability to detoxify ROS
the ratio of oxidized glutathione GSSG to the reduced from GSH
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what are the 3 main effects of ROS
lipid peroxidation in membranes
oxidative modification of proteins
lesions in DNA
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what do free radicals do to amino acid side chains
incude disulfide bonds and oxidation of the protein backbone
| disrupt conformation and enhance proteasomal degradation of unfolded or misfolded proteins
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what type of lesions do free radicals do to the DNA
single and double strand breaks in DNA, cross linking and formation of adducts
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when is oxidative DNA damage seen alot
cellular aging
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what type of products have a detergent effect on PM
the lipid breakdown products like FFA, acyl carnitine and lysophospholipids
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what are the causes of membrane breakdown
ROS
decreased phospholipid syntehsis
increased phospholipid breadown
cytoskeletal deformities
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loss of mitochondrial membrane ultimately leads to what
apoptosis
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loss of PM ultimately leads to what
depletion energy and loss of cellular contents from cell rupture
necrosis
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injury to lysosomal membranes leads to what
leakage of enzymes
RNases DNases proteases, phosphotases, glucosidases and cathepsins
leading to enzymatic degradation of proteins, DNA, RNA glycogen and thus necrosis
