Renal Histology PPT Flashcards

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Type 1 cortical interstitial cell

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Resembles a fibroblast and has a stellate appearance with an irregularly shaped nucleus and well-developed rough and smooth ER
Appear to be involved in synthesis and secretion of erythropoietin

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Erythropoietin

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Excreted by interstitial cells

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Type 2 cortical interstitial cell

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Round with sparse cytoplasm and only a few cellular organelles seen

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Type 1 medullary interstitial cells

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Have prominent lipid-containing vesicles but do not express EPO mRNA - so main difference there and do not contain echo-5’-nucleotidase. Found in inner stripe of the outer medulla and are believed to synthesize prostaglandins in response to angiotensin

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Type 2 medullary interstitial cell

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Thought to have phagocytic properties and resembles a lymphocyte; present in outer medulla

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Type 3 medullary interstitial cell

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A pericyte that is located in the outer medulla and outer portion of the inner medulla; closely related to descending vasa recta

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7
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Lipid droplets

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In type 1 medullary interstitial cell, consist mainly of triglycerides and cholesterol esters/phospholipids. Triglycerides are rich in unsaturated fatty acids including arachidonic acid

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8
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Prostate

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Compound tubulo-alveolar gland

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9
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Lining of prostatic urethra

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Transitional epithelium

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Lining of membranous urethra

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Pseudostratified to stratified columnar epithelium

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Lining of penile urethra

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium except at distal end where it’s non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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12
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Transitional epithelium

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Water-impermeable lining that rests on the lamina propria of the urinary system
In upper 2/3 of ureter, lamina propria is encircled by two layers of smooth muscle with innermost layer oriented longitudinally and outmost being circular

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Aquaporin 2

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Water channel located in the IMCD3 that is expressed in response to ADH. It is present on the apical membrane

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14
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AQP3 and AQP4

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Expressed on basolateral membrane for exit of water after its been reabsorbed via AQP2 on apical membrane

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15
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Where is urea transported in inner medullary collecting duct?

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In segments IMCD2 and IMCD3

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16
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UT-A1

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Urea transporter expressed exclusively in IMCD3 on the apical membrane

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17
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UT-A2

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Urea transporter expressed in the loop of Henle

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18
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OMCD principal cells

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They also contain ENaC’s and Na-K ATPase but there is no evidence that they secrete potassium

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19
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Afferent pain fibers

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Renal parenchyma does not contain these fibers which are parasympathetic derived - just innervated by sympathetic

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20
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Columns of Bertin

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Where the inter lobar arteries enter the renal parenchyma

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21
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Interlobular arteries

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Come from the arcuate arteries that then work to ascend in radial pattern to the capsule

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Afferent arteriole

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Come off of the interlobular arteries and give way to tufts of capillaries within the glomerulus that become the efferent arteriole upon exit

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23
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Compound tubular gland

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Histologically, the kidney is this type of gland

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24
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Metanephric blastema

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Nephrons develop from this

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25
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Ureteric bud

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Collecting tubules and ducts are NOT considered part of the nephron because they derive from this body of mesoderm

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26
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Glomerular basal lamina

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Lies in between the podocytes and capillary epithelium and is made up of mesangial cells (derived from bone marrow)

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27
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Mesangial cells

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Have phagocytic and contractile properties and thus their contractile properties are what take part in the sieving coefficient of glomerular filter to alter the capillary luminal caliber

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28
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Lamina rara interna

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Radiolucent layer of the glomerular basal lamina

29
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Lamina densa

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Middle layer and most electron dense - it contains type IV collagen fibers

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Lamina rara externa

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Where pedicels of podocytes attach - this is the layer that contains a lot of heparin sulfur and polyanions to generate a repellant force against proteins

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Alpha3-Beta1 integrin

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What attaches the pedicels to glomerular basal lamina - specifically to the lamina rara externa of this structure

32
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Nephrin 1

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forms interdigitating filaments that make up the central core between two adjacent pedicels

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Nephrin 2

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Located on either side of the central core of nephrin 1

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Podocin

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Anchors filaments to pedicels

35
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Nephrosis

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Mutations of nephrite an lead to this disorder as well as CD2AP mutations

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Polyanionic glycosaminoglycans

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Endothelial cells of capillaries and podocytes have an anionic coat made up of these as well as glycoproteins to help with repelling filtration of negatively charged proteins

37
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Nitric oxide

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Synthesized by endothelial cells as a vasodilator

38
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Endothelin

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Synthesized by endothelial cells as a vasoconstrictor

39
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VEGF

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Produced by podocytes to help stimulate endothelial cell development and maintain fenestrations

40
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Albumin

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Basal lamina has pores that are just large enough to allow for passage of this protein at its size of 66-68 kD

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Podocin

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Anchors nephrite molecules through attachments to zonula occludes 1, CD2-associated protein, and F-actin

42
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S3

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Only segment of the proximal tubule which is not in the cortex - it begins at the junction of the outer and inner stripes of the medulla

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Na-H antiport

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Sodium is transported into proximal tubule cells via this transporter

44
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Bicarbonate

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Principal anion in S1 and S2 segments

45
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Chloride

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Principal anion in S2 and S3 segments

46
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Megalin/cubulin

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Receptors on luminal plasma membrane for filtered proteins to allow endocytosis of them

47
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Organic anion transporters 1 and 3

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Take up anions from the blood on basolateral side - only tubule segment to do this

48
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Multi-drug resistance protein 2 and 4

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Extrudes anions on apical side

49
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Gamma glutamyltransferase/dehydropeptidase

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Brush-border enzymes in tubular epithelium with greatest level of activity

50
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Polycystin-1

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Mediates cell to cell and cell-ECM attachments

51
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Polycystin-2

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Calcium permeable channel

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1,25 - dihydroxyvitamin D

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Generated exclusively in the proximal tubule cells via activity of enzyme 1-alpha hydroxylase

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Intracellular glutathione

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Only secreted by kidney in proximal tubule

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Aquaporin 1

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Descending thing limb of the loops of Henle is permeable to water due to increase expression of this protei

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Medullary pars recta

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Another name for th outer medullary thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle

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Cortical pars recta

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Name for the cortical ascending thick limb of the loop of Henle

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Pars maculata

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Located in the distal tubule - the macula densa

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Pars convoluta

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Distal convoluted tubules

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Pars macula

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JGA is made of this in the distal tubule

60
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PTH receptors

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Located on the basolateral membrane of the distal convoluted tubule to stimulate calcium absorption via the Na/Ca exchanger

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Calbindin28k

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Expressed in second half of the DCT

62
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Ca-Mg ATPase

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Expressed with more activity in the distal convoluted tubule than in any other segments

63
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Alpha intercalated cells

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Predominate over beta in the connecting tubule

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Aldosterone

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Connecting tubule cells are first to respond to aldosterone to induce potassium secretion; aldosterone acts on intranuclear receptors to induce increased gene transcription of ENaC’s and Na-K ATPase

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H+-ATPase

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Expressed in alpha intercalated cells to lead to acid secretion

66
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AE1

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Located on basolateral membrane - Cl/HCO3 exchanger that promotes bicarb excretion

67
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Hyperglycemia

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Prolonged hyperglycemia can lead to glycosylation of the H+-ATPase making transporter dysfunctional and causing patients to be more prone to acidosis

68
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Principal cells

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Non-motile cilia thought to be important for mechanosensors of tubular flow