Principles of Wound Healing Flashcards
Damage Response
- Damage to hepatocytes not matrix- no damage, heals
- Damage to hepatocytes and matrix- cirrhosis scarring, end stage liver disease
Cirrhosis Due to Hep C

Cell Paths

Cell Regeneration
- G0 to G1 phase
- G1-S & G2-M checkpoints
- Labile cells- continuously dividing & dying. Found in blood, surface epith, skin, GI tract, genital tract, urinary tract
- stable cells- quiescent, Liver, kidney, pancreas
- Permanent cells- terminally differentiated. Non prolif cardiac m., neurons
Stem Cells in Labile Tissues
- Homeostatic equilib between replication & differentiation of stem cells & death of fully differentiated mature cells
Skin

GI stem cells

Stem Cell charac
- some stem cells differentiate
- some undiff- can self renew!
- Embryonic Stem cells- multiple cell lineages
- Adult/tissue sstem cells- multiple lineage in BM
- Differentiation plasticity- embryonic cells
- transdifferentiation- change in diff program of already committed cell
- uncommitted progenitor cell- select specific path
- BM stem cells very broad diff capability (fat, cartilage, bone, endoth & m.)
Stem Cell Niches
- liver stem cells, oval cells, in canals of Hering which connect bile ductules w/ hepatocytes
- corneal stem cells, in limbus, b/t conjunctiva & cornea
Cell Cycle

EGF
from activated macrophages, salivary glands, keratinocytes & other cells
- mitogenic for keratinocytes & fibroblasts, stimulate keratinocyte migration & granulation tissue formation
TGF-a
from activated macrophages, T lymphocytes, keratinocytes & other
- like EGF
- stim replc of hepatocytes & other epith cells
HB-EGF
from macrophages, mesenchymal cells
- keratinocyte repl
VEGF
from mesenchymal cells
- increase vascular perm, mitogenic for endoth cells
HGF
from mesenchymal cells
- ehances prolif of epith & endoth cells & hepatocytes
- increase cell motility
PDGF
platelets, macrophages, endoth cells, keratinocytes, smooth m. cells
- chemotactic for PMNs, macrophages, fibrblast & smooth m. cells
- activate PMNs, macrophage, fibroblast
- mitogenic for fibroblast, endoth & smooth m.
- stim production of MMPs, fibronectin & HA
- stim angiogen & wound remodeling
- reg integrin expression
FGF 1, 2
macrophage, mast cells, T lymph, endoth cells, fibroblast
- chemotactic for fibrblast
- mitogenic for fibroblast & keratinocytes
- stim keratinocyte migration, angiogen, wound contraction & matrix deposition
TGF-B
platelets, T lymphocytes, macrophages, endoth cells, keratinocytes, smooth m. cells, fibroblast
- chemotactin for PMNs, macrophage, lymphocyte, fibroblast, smooth m. cells
- stim TIMP syn, angiogen, fibroplasia
- I production of MMPs & keratinocyte prolif
- reg integrin expression & other cytokines
KGF
Fibroblast
- stim keratinocyte migration, prolif & diff
TNF
macrophage, mast cells, t lymph
- activate macrophage, reg other cytokines, mult f
GF role in carcinogenesis
- EGF & TGF a have similar R (EGFR) w/ intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity
- EGFR1 over expressed in lung, head/neck & some brain neoplasms- therapeutic target
- HER-2/NEU is over expressed in brain cancers- Herceptin target
- HGF binds to c-MET a tyrosine kinase in thyroid & kidney papillary cancer
Organ Regeneration
- parenchymal organs tissue regen
- pancreas, adrenal, thyroid, lung
- hypertrophy & hyperplasia of proximal duct cells
- dramatic regen of liver after surgical removal of hepatic tissue
- donor liver transplant, partial hepatectomies for tumor removal, prolif response of remaining hepatocytes, replication of hepatic non parenchymal cells
Organ Regen
- TNF & IL-6 prime cells for repli by stim G0 to G1 transition
- TGFa, HGF & HB-EGF family
Liver Regeneration
Partial hepatectomy- 2/3 remove liver
3 wks- R lateral & caudate lobes enlarge to reach original mass
TNF & IL-6 prime normal hepatocytes *not oval cells*
HGF, TGFa, HB-EGF stim primed hepatocytes
NE, SE, insulin, thyroid & GH act as adjuvants facilitation hepatocyte entry into cell cycle
CT of liver regen

ECM
- mech support for tissue
- reg cell growth/scaffolding for tissue
- maintain cel diff
- Collagen
- elastin- recoil
- cell adhesion prot (ICAM, cadherin, integrin, selectin, fibronectin & laminin)
- glycosaminoglycans & proteoglycans (heparan sulfate, chondroitin/dermatan sulfate, keratan sulfate & hylauronan)
Fibrillar Collagens
- I- hard & soft tissues, **osteogenesis imperfecta, Ehlers-Danlos syndrme type I **
- II- cartilage, IV disk, vitreous, Achondrogenesis type II, spondyloepiphysea dysplasia syndrome
- III- hollow organs, soft tissues, Vascular E-D syndrome
- V- soft tissues, BV, Classic E-D syndrome
- IX- cartilage & vitreous **Stickler Syndrome **
Basement mem collagens
- IV- basement mem, **Alport syndrome **
Other Collagens
- VI- in microfibris, Bethlem myopathy
- VII- anchoring fibrils @ dermal epiderm junction; dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
- IX- cartilage, IV disk; **multiple epiphyseal dysplasia **
- XVII- transmem collagen in epidermal cells, Benign atrophic generalized epidermolysis bullosa
- XV & XVIII- endostatin forming collagens, endoth cells, **Knobloch syndrome **
Proteoglycans f in ECM w/ control prot
- proteoglycans act as reservoir for GF
- Heparan sulfate binds basic fibroblast GF FGF-2
- injury to ECM, release FGF-2, stim recruitment of inflamm cells, fibroblast activation & new BV formation
- syndecan cell surface proteoglycan w/ transmem core prot & attach w/ extracell GAG side chains
- GAG chains can also bind free FGF-2 from ECM & mediasite interactions w/ cell surface FGF R
- Cytoplasmic tail of syndecan attach to intracell actin cytoskeleton & maintain architercture of epith sheets
Healing by CT fibrosis
- When regen fails
- permanant cells/organs
- stable cells in large tissue damage
- cutaneous wound healing
Healing
- Inflammation
- angiogen- granulation tissue
- fibrobalst migration & prolif
- scar formation (deposit ECM)
- maturation & reorganize fibrous tissue (remodeling)
Granulation Tissue
- highly organized & specialized CT made up of
- proif BV
- fibroblast
- inflamm cells: macrophage
- VEGF & FGF-2
- replaces necrotic debris w/ fibrous tissue
Granulation Tissue
Proportional to amt of fibrosis/scarring

Angiogenesis

Angiogenesis
- EPCs diff & form mature network by linking w/ previous vessels
- Endoth cells from preexisting vessels become motile
- Endoth cells prolif to form capillary sprouts
- angiogen vessel maturation require recruitment of pericytes & smooth m. cells to form periendoth layer
VEGF
- produced in low levels in various adult tissue & at higher levels like podocytes in glomerulus & cardiomyocytes
- induced by hypoxia, TGF-B, PDGF, TGF-a
- VEGFR-1,-2,-3
- promote angiogen, increase vascular perm, stim endoth cell migration & prolif, VEGF-C induce hyperplasia of lymphatic vasculature
- upreg endoth expression of plasminogen (activator, inhibitor & collagenase)
Cutaneous Wounds
- CT fibrosis
- healing by first intention- clean, uninfected
- second intention healing- excision wounds more intense inflamm, abundant granulation tissue & extensive collagen deposition that contrats. **No sutures! **
Wound Healing

First Intention
- sharp & clean wound
- edges close
- epidermal regen
- less granulation tissue- less fibrosis
- less time to heal
Secondary Intention
- large surface defect
- considerable inflamm
- increase granulation tissue
- prolong time course to heal
Blood Clot

Initial Blood Clot Formation
- wounding causes hemorrhage
- rapid activation of clotting cascade
- clot has RBCs, fibrin, fibronectin, complement components
- Clot f to stop bleeding, scaffolding for migrating leukocyte attracted by chemotactic factors
- release VEGF lead to increase vascular perm in clot- edema
- neutrophils appear early on periph in first 24 hr releasing proteolytic enz to clean up debris & killbac
Early granulation tissue

Angiogen
Epith regen
Formation & migration of granulation tissue to site of injury

Granulation Tissue Formation Hallmark
- prolif fibroblast & endoth cells 24-72 hrs
- new small BV, myofibroblasts & macrophages
- vessels leaky
- amt depends on intensity of inflamm
- max 5-7 days formed!
Collagenous scar & remodel of parenchymal & CT

Late granulation tissue

Fibroblast migration & ECM deposition
- scar formation- build on granulation tissue
- fibroblast migrate & prolif
- deposit ECM by these cells
- recruit & stim of fibroblasts- PDGF, FGF-2, TGF-B
- activated endoth & inflamm cells- rich in mast cells w/ appropriate chemotactic lymphocytes
- macrophages key cell constituent
- clear extracell debris & fibrin @ injury site
- elaborate host of mediators induce fibroblast prolif & ECM production
GF & cytokines affecting cutaneous wound healing
- monocyte chemotaxis- chemokines, TNF, PDGF, FGF, TGF-B
- Fibroblast migration/replication- PDGF, EGF, TGF-B, TNF, IL-1
- Keratinocyte replication- HB-EGF, FGF-7, HGF
- Angiogen- VEGF, angiopoietins, FGF
- Coll syn- TGF-B, PDGF
- collagenase secretion- PDGF, FGF, TNF while TGF-B inhibits
Macrophages
- debridement removal of debris & tissue: phagocytosis, collagenase, elastase
- antimicrobial activity: nitric acid, ROS
- chemotaxis & prolif of fibroblast & keratinocyte: PDGF, TGF-B, TNF, IL-1, KGF-7
- angiogenesis: VEGF, FGF-2, PDGF
- deposition & remodling ECM: TGF-B, PDGF, TNF, OPN, IL-1, collagenase, MMPs
ECM Deposition
- fibroblast progressively assume more synthetic phenotype & increased deposit of ECM
- collagen syn critical
- Day 3-5 begin syn of collagen by fibroblast
- same GF that reg fibroblast prolif also do this
- net coll. accumulate depends not only on increase syn but on diminished coll degradation
- granulation tissue scaffolding evolves into scar w/ inactive, spindle shpaed fibroblast, dense coll, fragment of elastic tissue & other ECM components
Wound Contraction
- granulation tissue
- healing by secondary intention
- initiated by myofibroblasts- smooth m. a actinin & vimentin
Scar remodeling
- transition from granulation tissue to scar involve shifts in ECM composition
- scar ECM modified & remodeled
- outcome @ ea stage balance b/t ECM syn & degradation
- degrade coll & other ECM components due to metalloproteinases!
Tensile strenghts
- 1st week- 40-70% from suture, granulation tissue still there
- 2nd week- 10% suture, can remove it
- 4th week- 50% from new coll
- 12th week- 80% from coll
Systemic factors- defective healing
- nutrition- vit C, prot, Zn
- genetic- E-D syndrome/diabetes
- circulatory- atherosclerosis, venous stasis
- hormones- glucocorticoids
Local
- infection- persistent injury
- movement & tension- spearate edges
- foreign bodies- impediment to healing
- size, location & type- large size, foot, face etc.
Pathology of Repair
- inadeq granulation tissue & scar- wound dehiscence
- excessive formation:
- fibroblastic prolif (keloid),
- exuberant granulation tissue (proud flesh, prevent re-epith)
- contracture
Abdomen wound dehiscence

Keloid

Proud Flesh
excess granulation
excision

Contracture

Fibrosis in injury

Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
