connective tissue - histo lec Flashcards
middle layer of embryo
Mesoderm:
: embryonic tissue
> stem tissue (point of origin) of all connective tissues
Mesenchyme
composition of ECM
GROUND SUBSTANCE
FIBERS: elongated polymerized proteins
colorless and transparent gel-like material
Ground substance
elongated polymerized proteins
GS component
FIBERS:
Major component of GS
glycosaminoglycogens (GAGs)
component of ECM that
- as lubricant
- helps prevents invasion of tissues by foreign agents
- resists forces of compression
ground substance
composition of GS (3)
glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans and glycoproteins
Major GAGs (4)
Chondroitin sulfate, keratan sulfate, heparin sulfate, hyaluronic acid
made of multiadhesive proteins (fibronectin, integrins,laminin)
GS
multiadhesive proteins that form the GS
3
Fibronectin, integrins,laminin
FUNCTION OF multiadhesive proteins that form the GS
bind cells to fibers of CT
multi-adhesive protein of GS
- binding sites: cells, collagen fibers
- connects components of CT, attachment to cells
Fibronectin
multi-adhesive protein of GS
binding sites for cell membranes
-with collagen and entactinforms basal lamina
Laminin-
multi-adhesive protein of GS
–integral proteins of plasma membranes
-bind directly to collagen fibers
Integrins
Three Main Types OF FIBERS
Collagen
Reticular
Elastic
Types OF FIBERS
>most abundant fibrous protein; large fibers
Collagen
color of collagen in H&E stain
pink
color of collagen in Mallory’s trichrome
blue
color of collagen in Masson’s stain
green
type of fiber
great tensile strength (promote flexibility and strength)
collagen
made up of 3polypeptide chains in helix & cross-linked
tropocollagen
type of fiber
Not a single entity
collagen
there are _ types of collagen
20
–most common types of collagen; interstitial collagen
type I, type II, type III
Families of collagen:
a. fibrillar collagen –
e. other collagens –
types I, II, III, V, XI
Families of collagen:
b. facit collagen –
(fibril-associated collagen with interrupted triple helix) types IX, XII, XIV
Families of collagen:
c. short-chain collagens –
type VIII, X
Families of collagen:
d. basement membrane collagen –
type IV
families of collagen
e. other collagens –
rest of the collagen types
Collagen: 4 Categories accdg to structure and function
> Collagen Fibers: tendons, organs, and dermis
Collagens that form long Fibrils
Collagen: 4 Categories accdg to structure and function
> short structures; bind to surface of collagen fibrils
Fibril Associated Collagens
Collagen: 4 Categories accdg to structure and function
> Type VII: anchoring collagen
bind basal lamina to reticular fibers
Collagens that form Anchoring Fibrils
Collagen: 4 Categories accdg to structure and function
> Type IV Collagen: major structural component of the basal lamina
Collagen that form Networks
type of fiber
thinner and intermediate fibers made up of elastin and
fibrillin
elastic fibers
component of elastic fibers
organize secreted elastininto distinct elastic fibers
fibrillin–
component of elastic fibers
hydrophobic, rubber-like glycoprotein main component of elastic fibers
elastin
stain used for elastic fibers
resorcin-fuchsin stain
component of elastic fibers
form loose network
> branching fibers for stretch and recoil
elastic fibers
elastic fibers
may be stretched up to __ of their resting length
150%
type of fibers
interspersed with collagen
> seen in smooth muscle walls of elastic arteries, alveolar septa of the lungs
elastic fibers
type of fibers
> consists mainly of collagen TYPE III
reticular
type of fibers extremely thin (0.5-2.0 μm) > forms networks of very thin
reticular
type of fibers
>abundant in parenchymal cells of organs and hematopoietic organs
reticular
type of fibers
stain black with silver salts (not seen in H&E)
reticular
type of fibers
a.k.a. argyrophilic fibers
reticular
CT Cells
> cells that do not migrateand remain in the connective tissues
fibroblast, pericytes, adipose cells, mast cells
Fixed Cells
CT Cells
> remain temporarily in connective tissue
> use blood and lymph vascular system to relocate to regions of connective tissue
> macrophages, plasma cells, leukocytes
- Transient Cells
Fixed CT Cells
most common; synthesis and secretion of collagen fibers and ground substance of CT
fibroblast
Fixed CT Cells
Fusiform, tapering on both ends, Possess an oval nucleus
fibroblast
TYPE OF FIBROBLAST
–spindle-shaped, well developed RER and GA during matrix production.Myosin throughout the cytoplasm, actin and α-actininon the periphery (muscle contraction)
Active fibroblast
TYPE OF FIBROBLAST
–functions in wound contraction.
myofibroblast
TYPE OF FIBROBLAST
smaller, reduced RER, GA. Ribosomes abundant
Inactive fibroblast
Fixed CT Cells:
May give rise to fibroblast, endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells on injury
Pericytes
Fixed CT Cells:
Possess characteristics of endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells
Pericytes
Fixed CT Cells:
Smaller than fibroblast
Pericytes
Fixed CT Cells:
along capillaries lying in their own basal lamina
Pericytes
Fixed CT Cells:
Function as contractile cells that modify capillary blood flow
Pericytes
Fixed CT Cells:
Fully differentiated cells
Adipose cells
Fixed CT Cells:
Increase in number in early neonatal life
Adipose cells
Fixed CT Cells:
Synthesis, storage and release of fats
Adipose cells
aka white adipose cells
with single large fat droplet
cytoplasm and nucleus are queezedinto a thin rim around the cell’s periphery.
receptors for insulin, growth hormone, norepinephrine, glucocorticoids
Unilocularadipose cells
aka brown adipose cells)
smaller than white adipose cells
fat stored in many small fat droplets
spherical centrally located nucleus
Multilocular adipose cells
Fixed CT Cells:
Arise from myeloid stem cells in bone marrow
Mast Cells
Fixed CT Cells:
Usually reside near small blood vessels
central spherical nucleus, cytoplasmic granules “primary mediators”
Mast Cells
mediators released by mast cells
Vasodilator
histamine
mediators released by mast cells
Anticoagulant, inactivates histamine
heparin
mediators released by mast cells
Attractant for eosinophils
to site of inflammation
ECF
mediators released by mast cells
Attractant for neutrophils tosite of inflammation
NCF
mediators released by mast cells
Inactivateleukotriene C4
ARYL SULFATE
mediators released by mast cells
Increasesinflammatory responses
NEUTRAL PROTEASES
mediators released by mast cells
Inactivates
chondroitin sulfate
CT: Cell Components
motile phagocytes
> possess irregular surfaces (pleats, protrusions, indentations)
macrophage
CT: Cell Components
well developed organelles (Golgi, lysosomes, rER)
> maintenance of CT-Ig, C’, lysosomes,cytokines)
> histiocytes
macrophage
CT: Cell Components
>reticuloendothelial system (heterogenous phagocytic cells)
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
CT: Cell Components
vital stain of Mononuclear Phagocyte System
Trypan Blue
CT: Cell Components
isotopically labelled monoclonal Ab’sagainst surface markers
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
CT: Cell Components
monocytes, macrophages, alveolar phagocytes, Kupffercells, osteoblast, dendriticcells
Mononuclear Phagocyte System
CT: Cell Components
derived from B-cells activated by antigens
> large, ovoid cells, basophilic cytoplasm (rER)
plasma cells