Mucosa Flashcards
The 2 cell lines of basal cells
2 types of population A. Serrated o has protoplaimc pedicles projecting into the CT
o Healvly packed with tonofimament
o Adapted for attachment
B. Non-serrated o Stem cells (slowy cycling cells)
Basal cells general features
§ Single layer of cub. Cells § Least diffrentiated § Promenant mitotic activity which give rise to ü stem cells go through the cells cycle slowly and produce basal cells
ü Amplyfing cells which increase the number of cells avialable for maturation
§ Active Pr. Synthesis cells ü Tonofilaments aggregate to form tonofiblriles
ü Protein of the basal lamine
stratum germinativum
Deep layers (para-basal layer) can divide and share the same function with the basal cell layer, together they are called
keratinosome
Odland body
lamellar granule
Odland body composition
ü Rich in glycolipids
Granular cells features
Cells are..
o Flatter, Wider, larger & with less organelles o More maturation o Contains more tonofilaments o The nuclei show signs of degeneration & pyknosis.
§ Reduced rates of Pr. Synthesis. Prs such as involucrin & loricrin help to increase the thickness of the cell membrane and forming a resistant cornified cell envelope
Keratohyaline granules ü basophilic granules ü Contains pro-filaggrin
(precursor of the protein filaggrin) which plays an important role in binding keratin filaments together
o Odland body also present in this layer and discharge their content in the intercellular spaces
Para k
Organelles
Cells retain the pyknotic or shrunken nuclei or partially lysed organelles
Results of high turnover of mucosa
Ø Healing of the oral mucsa is faster than healing of the skin Ø Oral ulcers re-epthilialized within 12-15 days Ø Oral wounds heal without scar formation
Turnover rate of mucosa
Keratnized mucosa 40-55 days o Non- keratnized mucosa 25 days
Dodf between k and non k
- no granular cell
- no kerato hyaline granules
- no filaggerin
- smaller membrane coated granules
- tono filaments are less developed
- basal cell is the same
- intermediate cells are larger
Closely packed less prominent junctions - superficial layer contain more organelles and a nucleus
Melanocytes
Long, living cells, selfreplicating
Contact with 30–40 keratinocytes
Langerhan cell
Under the influence of chemokines by the keratinocytes
Present In the upper layer of oral epithelium
E\m vacuolated nucleus
Has a characteristic rod- or flask-shaped granules
Peptides are transferred and presented to the tlymphocytes either in the lamina propria or at the regional lymph nodes
Merkel cell
Derived from the neural crest
Contains Keratin filaments &desmosomes
Do not appear as clear cells
Nucleus shows deep invagination (rodlet appearance)
Most seen in masticatory mucosa
Lymphocyte
Closely associated with the
langerhans cells
Transient, present only in case of inflammation
do not reproduce themselves in epithelium
Basement membrane
oIt is 1 to 4 µm thick and it includes the reticular fibers & anchoring fibers
o it is relatively cell free. oThis zone stains positively with the
periodic acid-schiff (pas) method Ø Indicating that it contains neutral mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans).
Lamina densa and lucida
Made up of A. clear zone (lamina lucida) Ø20–40 nm wide glycoprotein layer Ø contains type IV collagen
B. dark zone (lamina densa)
Ø contain laminin and bullous pemphigoid antigen
Additional one function if BM
promote differentiation, peripheral nerve regeneration and growth
Ratios of fibers of lamina propria
Collagen type 1 90%
Type 3 8%
With elastic fibers