Tissue Regeneration, Renewal and Repair Flashcards

1
Q

Transdifferentiation

A

Change in the differentiation of a cell from one type to another
Retina cell can go fix corneal cell (same line)
Can be seen in chickens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Developmental Plasticity

A

Capacity of a cell to transdifferentiate into diverse lineages
Heart cell can become corneal cell (different line)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Hematopoietic Stem Cells

A

Generate all of the blood cell lineages
Reconstitute the bone marrow after depletion
Caused by disease or irradiation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Bone Marrow

A

Bone Marrow
Umbilical cord blood
Peripheral blood of individuals receiving cytokines
Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, mobilizes HSCs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Marrow Stromal Cells

A

Multipotent
Potentially important therapeutic applications
Generate chondrocytes, osteoblasts, adipocytes, myoblasts and endothelial cell precursors
Migrate to injured to tissues
Generate stromal cells or other cell lineage
No normal tissue homeostasis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Canals of Hering

A

Location of liver progenitor cells
Between biliary ductular system and parenchymal hepatocytes
Precursor cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Oval Cells

A

Bipotential progenitors
Capable of differentiating into hepatocytes and biliary cells
Activate when hepatocyte proliferation is blocked
Fulminant hepatic failure
Liver tumorigensis
Chronic hepatitis and advanced liver cirrhosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

NSC’s

A

Brain of adult rodents and humans
Neural precursor cells
Generating neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes
SVZ and dentate gyrus located

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Regeneration

A

Complete restitution of lost or damaged tissue.
Liver (compensatory growth)
Skin and GI tract renew

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Repair

A

Replacement of original structures with structural derangement scar or fibrosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Fibrosis

A

Extensive deposition of collagen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

ECM

A

Componenets for would healing
Framework for cell migration
Maintains cell polarity for re-assembly of mutlilayer structures
Angiogensis
Fibroblasts, macrophages, others produce growth factors, cytokines, chemokines, etc

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Granulation tissue

A

characteristic of healing
Soft pink appearences
Fibroblast proliferation and new thin walled, delicate capillaries
Dense fibrosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Continuous dividing

A

Proliferate constantly
Surface epi: st. sqaumous epi skin, oral, vagina, cervix
Mucousa lining
Columnar GI tract/Uterus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Quiescent

A
Low replication
Rapid division in response to stimulus
Reconstituting tissue of organ
Parenchymal
Mesenchymal cells
Lymphocytes and other leukocytes
Ability of liver to regenerate
Fibroblasts, endothelial cells, etc
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Nondividing

A

Neurons, skeletal muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells
Glial cells can support damage
Muscle cells won’t divide, do have regenerative capacity
Cardiac muscle-limited ability to regenerate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

2 Mechanisms Maintain Stem Cells

A

Obligatory asymmetric replication

Sochastic differentiation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Obligatory asymmetric replication

A

cell division produces one daughter cell with self-renewing capacity and others enter pathway

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Stochastic Differentiation

A

cell division produces 2 self-renewing cells or two cells that do not differentiate

20
Q

Embryonic Stem Cells

A

Pluripotent

Come from inner cell mass of blastocyst

21
Q

Niche

A

Special microenvironment
Composed of mesenchymal, endothelial and other cell types
Generate or transmit stimuli that regulate stem cell self-renewal and generation of progeny cells

22
Q

Progenitor cells

A

Cells with restricted developmental potential produced by transit amplifying cells (generated by somatic stem cells, no self-renewal capacity)

23
Q

Transdifferentiation

A

ability of cells to change in the differentiation of a cell from one type to another
Retina cell can go fix corneal cell

24
Q

Stem Cells in Homeostasis Locations

A

Bone Marrow, Skin, Gut, Liver, Brain, Muscle, Cornea

25
Q

HSCs

A

Hematopoietic stem cells
Generate blood cell lineages
REconstitute bone marrow after depletion by disease or radiation
Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor mobilizes HSCs

26
Q

MSCs

A

Stromal cells
Mesenchymal stem cells
Multipotent-chondrocytes, osteoblasts, adipocytes, myoblasts, endothelial cell precursors
Migrate to injured tissues, do not participate in normal tissue homeostasis

27
Q

Stem cells in Liver

A

Canals of Hering
Oval cells–>hepatocyte or biliary cell
Activated when hepatocyte proliferation blocked
Proliferate and differentiate in response to hepatic failure, liver tumorigenesis, chronic hepatitis, advanced liver cirrhoses

28
Q

Brain Stem Cells

A

neural stem cells
Generate neurosn
Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes
Subventricular zone, dentate gyrus of hippocampus

29
Q

Skin Stem Cells

A

4 week turnover
Hair follicle bulge
Interfollicular areas
Sebaceous glands

30
Q

Small Intestine Stem CElls

A

Found in crypts

Villus contains cells from multiple crypts

31
Q

Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells

A

Myocytes do not divide
Growth/regeneration of injured skeletal muscle
Limited replacement occurs, does not fully replace normal pool of myocytes

32
Q

Corneal Stem Cells

A

Limbal stem cells (between epithelium of cornea and conjunctiva)
Maintains outmost corneal epi to maintain transparency

33
Q

G0

A

Queiscent stage

34
Q

G1

A

Entry from G0

Activation of large set of genes

35
Q

G1/S

A

Restriction pt., rate limiting step
Make sure cell and DNA not damaged
After passing restriction pt, cell irreversibly committed to DNA replication

36
Q

G2/M checkpoint

A

check DNA damage post replication, monitor if safe to enter mitosis

37
Q

DNA Damage

A

delays cell cycle
Triggers repair mechanisms
DNA damage too severe, cell eliminated via apoptotsis

38
Q

EGF

A

Mitogenic for keratinocytes and fibroblasts

Stimulate keratinocyte migration and granulation tissue formation

39
Q

TGF-A

A

Stimulates replication of hepatocytes and epithelial cells

Mutations-cancer of lung, head, neck, breast, glioblastomas, other

40
Q

EGFR1 Mutation

A

Cancers of head, neck, breast, glioblastomas, etc.

41
Q

HGF

A

Hepatocyte growth factor
Enhances proligeration of hepatocytes, epithelial cells, endothelial cells, increases cell motility, keratinocyte replication

42
Q

PDGF

A

Chemotactic for PMNs, macrophages, fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells

43
Q

VEGF

A

Increases vascular permeability, mitogeneic for endothelial cells, angiogenesis
Vasculogenesis in early development

44
Q

FGF

A

Chemotactic for fibroblasts, mitogenic for fibroblasts and keratinocytes
Angiogensis
Wound Contraction
Matrix deposition

45
Q

TGF-B

A

Produced by platelets, endothelial cells, lymphocytes and macrophages
Enhances production of collagen, fibronectin, proteoglycans
Inhibits collagen breakdown
Potent fibrogenic agent