Healing Flashcards
What 3 processes are involved in wound healing
- haemostasis
- inflammation
- regeneration
Why does haemostasis occur
As the vessels are open
What is regeneration
Restitution with no or minimal evidence that there was previous injury - healing by primary intention
What is the alternative to regeneration
Fibrous repair (organisation)
What is an abrasion
Heeling by regeneration to the superficial layer of the skin (epidermis)
What is an ulcer
Injury to the mucosa (deep layers)
Which cells replicate in regeneration
Stem cells
What are stem cells
Cells that have a prolonged proliferative activity and show asymmetric replication
What is asymmetric replication
When they divide into daughter cells and 1 cells remains as a stem cell whereas the other differentiates into a mature cells
What tissues are stem cells found in
- epidermis (basal layer)
- intestinal mucosa (bottom of the crypts)
- liver (between hepatocytes and bile ducts)
What does unipotent mean
Stem cells which only differentiate into 1 type of cell e.g. Epithelia
What are mulitpotent cells
Stem cells which can differentiate into several different types of cells e.g. Haematopoietic cells
What are totipotent stem cells
Stem cells which which can differentiate into any type of cell in the body e.g. Embryonic stem cells
What type of stem cells do blood cells derive from
Multi potent stem cells in the bone marrow
What types of tissue can regenerate
Labile and stable tissue
What type of tissue doesn’t regenerate
Permanent tissue
What are labile tissues
Tissues which contain short-lived cells that are replaced by stem cell derived cells e.g. Surface epithelia and haematopoietic cells
What are stable tissues
Cells which normally have low levels of replication but can undergo rapid proliferation of stem cells and mature cells when needed e.g. Liver, bone, endothelium and fibrous tissue
What are permanent tissues
Tissues made up of mature cells that cant undergo mitosis and don’t have stem cells present e.g. Neural tissue, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle
When does regeneration take place
- if there’s damage in labile or stable tissue
- if tissue damage is not extensive so the connective tissue scaffold is not damaged
What is fibrous repair (organisation regeneration)
The healing causing the formation of fibrous connective tissue to give a scar
Healing by secondary intention
When does fibrous repair occur
- significant tissue loss
- if permanent or complex tissue is damaged
After how long may stitches be taken out from a wound and why
After 7-10 days as an early scar has formed and so the wound wont fall apart
How long does scar maturation take
Can take up to 2 year
What is granulation tissue
Tissue which consists of capillaries, fibroblasts, myofibroblasts and chronic inflammatory cells giving a granular appearance
What are the functions of granulation tissue
- fills the gaps in wounds
- the capillaries supply oxygen, nutrients and cells
- allows contraction to close the hole
Outline fibrous repair
- a blood clot forms in a wound
- neutrophils infiltrate and digest clot
- macrophages and lymphocytes arrive and secrete chemicals which causes capillaries to bud
- capillaries grow and the myo/fibroblasts make glycoproteins
- collagen synthesised, lots of capillaries and macrophage number reduced
- lot of collagen, cell number reduces and the wound contracts and remodels
What cells are involved in fibrous repair
- inflammatory cells (neutrophils, macrophages and lymphocytes)
- endothelial cells
- fibroblasts and myofibroblasts