Week 7- Wound Heeling Flashcards
Name the 4 phases of wound healing
-haemostatsis
-inflammation
-proliferation
-remodelling
What is the function of inflammation
-limit spread of injury
-prevent further damage
-dilute or remove harmful agents e.g. bacteria, toxins etc
-removed damaged cells, tissues and debris ready for TISSUE REPAIR
-Name cardinal signs of inflammation
-swelling
-redness
-heat
-pain
-losss of function
What occurs in the vascular phase of inflammation
-capillary bed vasodilation (increased blood flow)
-capillary and venule have increased permeability (become leaky)
-tissue fluid from blood taken into connective tissue. Taken up by proteoglycans.
What stimulates the vascular response
Cytokinesis
How long does the vascular phase last
Secs-mins
How long till the cellular phase occurs
3-5days
When do mast cells burst, what do they release?
When tissue is damaged, release histamine, serotonin
When do platelets cells burst, what do they release?
Blood vessel damage. Release histamine, serotonin
Describe vascular phase (4)
1)Histamines cause vasodilation. Blood vessels widen, increasing blood flow (redness and heat) serotonin and prostoglandins prolong the duration
2) histamines stimulate endothelial cells to loose their tight junctions and blood vessels become-permeable (more leaky)
3) proteins and plasma move into the intracellular spaces by osmosis. Fluid moves into interstitial fluid/ taken up by proteoglycans and cause Odema (swelling)
4) pain receptors (nociceptors) are sensitised by bradykinin and prosteoglandins. Pressure from the swelling stimulates the pain receptors.
What is the function of neutrophil and macrophages
Undergo phagocytosis
How do neutrophil undergo their function
Use phagocytosis and chemical sprays (enzymes and free radicals) allow movement into tissue and break down damages tissue
-1-12hrs
Function of macrophages
Continue the clean up, remove old neutrophils, debris and bacteria.
Key to moving out of inflammation
-24-48hrs
How do phagocytes move into tissue
-margination
-rolling
-adhesion
-diapedesis/transmigration
-chemotaxis
Describe inflammation (5)
1) MARGINATION as blood flow becomes congested, phagocytes drop to the MARGINS
2)ROLLING/PAVEMENTING. week attraction and rolling along the endothelial cells.
3) ADHESION phagocyte attaches strongly to special attachment proteins
4) TRANSMIGRATION. Phagocyte squeezes through leaky membrane intointracellular space
5) CHEMOTAXIS. Cells move to area of damage following cytokine concentration gradient, cell debris etc