Lecture 3 Flashcards
What 3 factors does the healing process depend on?
The type of tissue damaged
The extent of the injury
Underlying host factors
Disease
Deviation or interruption of normal structure and/or function
Healing and Tissue Repair
Attempt to return to normal structure and function
Parenchymal vs Stromal
Parenchymal tissue refers to the functioning cells of a body part, such as a hepatocyte or nephron.
Stromal tissue refers to the structural cells of a body part such as connective tissue or the ECM.
What are the 3 cell types?
Labile, Stable, and Permanent
Where do I find labile cells?
They are cells that continually reproduce/divide. They are often found in epithelial tissue, such as the skin, oropharynx, bone marrow and GI/GU tract.
Where do I find stable cells?
Stable cells normally stop dividing once growth ceases, but can regenerate.
Usually found as hepatocytes or smooth muscle cells.
They require a stromal framework for regeneration.
Where do I find permanent cells?
Fixed cells that rarely regenerate or divide.
Examples include ocular, neurons, heart, skeletal muscle cells, and RBCs.
What 4 categories make up the ECM?
Fibrous Structural Proteins, Water-hydrated gels, Adhesive glycoproteins, and ground substance.
What is another name for ECM?
interstitial matrix
What are the fibrous structural proteins of the ECM?
Collagen and elastin
What are the water-hydrated gels of the ECM?
Hyaluronan and proteoglycans
What are the adhesive glycoproteins of the ECM?
Fibronectin and laminin
What is ground substance?
It refers to the ECM except for fibrous proteins.
What is a basement membrane?
It is the underlying epithelial, endothelial, and smooth muscle cells; separating the lining from the connective tissue.
What is the interstitial matrix?
It is the gel-like substance found between cells.
What are integrins and what are they used for?
They are integral/transmembrane proteins that allow for attachment to the ECM and communication between the intracellular and extracellular environment.
What is granulation tissue?
It is the precursor to scar tissue. It develops when there is a wound that can’t be resolved with regeneration alone. It is a highly vascularized tissue that is typically reddish, moist, soft, bumpy, and granular in appearance. It is very fragile and bleeds easily.
What is angiogenesis and what triggers it?
It is the generation of new blood vessels from existing blood vessels, triggered by the release of VEGF from hypoxic cells.
What are the 4 steps of angiogenesis?
- Proteolytic degradation of parent vessel basement membrane by VEGF, leading to a sprout.
- Migration of endothelial cells from parent vessel towards an angiogenic stimulus.
- Proliferation of endothelial behind the leading edge of migrating cells.
- Maturation of endothelial cells and vessel walls.
What are examples of conditions that cause angiogenesis?
Damaged or disrupted tissue
Cancerous lesions
Diabetic Retinopathy
What makes scar tissue?
Fibroblasts
What are the initial ECM components secreted by fibroblasts?
Fibronectin, collagen, hyaluronan, and proteoglycans
What happens to scar tissue over time as it is constructed?
Increased collagen synthesis, diminished fibroblast proliferation, and diminishing new blood vessels.
Involves loss of vascularization and becomes a dense collagen matrix.
What mediators regulate the healing process?
ILs, IFNs, prostaglandins, and leukotrienes, which promote chemotaxis and leukocytes and fibroblasts, along with mediating the inflammatory response.
What are the 4 growth factors?
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF)
Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)
Epithelial Growth Factor (EGF)
What are the effects of growth factors?
Mediate proliferation, differentiation, cell metabolism, and inflammatory response.
Promote chemotaxis of leukocytes and fibroblasts
Stimulate angiogenesis
Contribute to the generation of ECM
What are the stages of Tissue Repair?
Hemostasis: clotting and vascular response
Inflammation
Proliferation: Epithelial healing, contraction, and scar formation.
Remodeling: Scar remodeling
What are the 3 types of wound intention?
Primary: small, incision-like wounds with well-approximated edges that can be sutured easily.
Secondary: large, crater-like wounds with greater loss of tissue.
Tertiary: large wounds that are intentionally left open to drain or are infected and are then sutured at a later date.
Describe the process of hemostasis
- Initial blood vessel constriction at the site (transient vasoconstriction)
- Increased platelet aggregation and attraction
- Thrombus forms to promote hemostasis and prevent entry of foreign agents.
- Following the blockage of the vessel injury, dilation and increased capillary membrane permeability can then occur.
Leukocytes neutralize foreign bodies and pathogens introduced into the tissue at the site of injury.
What removes debris?
Neutrophils and Macrophages
They remove foreign matter, extracellular debris, damaged fibrin, and cell fragments.