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Wound Healing and Repair Flashcards

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What is healing?

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A repair process consisting of 2 parallel ongoing processes:
(i) regeneration and (ii) organisation/fibrous tissue (scar) formation

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What is regeneration?

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The growth of cells/tissues to replace lost structures and restore normal architecture.

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What is organisation?

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Conversion of an inflammatory exudate into a fibrous scar

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What is fibrosis?

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The accumulation of excessive amounts of fibrous tissue (complication of healing)

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What is resolution?

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The complete disappearance of inflammatory exudate

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Why is there loss of function in healing?

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Fibrous tissue repair producing non-native, non-functional fibrous tissue

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7
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Does healing occur after inflammation?

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no, they are concurrent

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8
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What is the different between regeneration and repair?

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Endpoint (original tissue restoration vs fibrous scar)

Loss of function

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What are the 5 steps of healing?

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1) Hemostasis + inflammation
2) Granulation tissue + angiogenesis
3) ECM deposition
4) Re-epithelialisation
5) Scar formation and remodelling

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10
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Why are macrophages important in wound healing?

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1) Clear site of cell debris (neutrophils and exudate)

2) Secrete cytokines and growth factor → ECM synthesis

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What is a prominent effect of macrophage deficiency?

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Delayed wound healing

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What are the components of the ECM?

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1) Collagen
2) Proteoglycan
3) Hyaluronic acid
4) Elastin
5) Fibronectin
6) Laminin

Cell adhesion molecules
1) Cadherins
2) Integrins
3) Selectins
4) Ig Superfamily

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What are the prerequisites to tissue regeneration?

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1) must contain pluripotent cells
2) underlying ECM scaffold must be intact as good support

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What are the 3 classification of cells with regards to their ability to regenerate?

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1) Labile (always in cell cycle)
2) Stable (usually in G0 but can be stimulated to enter cell cycle)
3) Permanent (always in G0/cannot divide)

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Why do myocardial infarctions often result in hyperplasia?

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cardiomyocytes are permanent so those which survive under go hypertrophy to compensate

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What structure does granulation tissue grow from?

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Basement membrane

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What are the 1st 3 steps of repair?

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1) Proliferation of cells
2) Angiogenesis
3) ECM deposition

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What are the 3 classes of cells involved in granulation tissue formation?

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1) Inflammatory/immune cells
2) Vascular connective tissue cells (endothelial, RBCs → angiogenesis)
3) Fibroblasts → ECM deposition

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Where do myofibroblasts come from?

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1) resident/circulating fibroblast
2) mesenchymal transformation (from regenerating immature epithelial/endothelial cells)

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What are the 3 functions of myofibroblasts?

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1) Secrete ECM (collagen)
2) Wound contraction (exp. smooth muscle actin and myosin)
3) Undergo apoptosis after healing

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What are the cytokines that promote myofibroblast migration?

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TNF, PDGF, TGF-ß, FGF

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What are the cytokines that promote myofibroblast proliferation?

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PDGF, EGF, TGF-ß, IL-1, TNF

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23
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How long after injury does angiogenesis occur?

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48-72hrs

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24
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Describe the mechanism of angiogenesis

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1) Endothelial cells divide to form sprouts

2) Sprouts develop a lumen (by fusion of intracytoplasmic vacuoles containing RBCs) → formation of capillaries

3) Capillaries join to form arborising vascular network

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25
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What happens to blood vessels formed from angiogenesis as a wound heals?

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They undergo involution/resorption.

26
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Does wound contraction occur before or after granulation tissue formation?

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After

27
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Does collagen remodelling begin before or after wound contraction?

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neither, they are concurrent

28
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What nutrient is required in collagen synthesis and maturation?

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Vitamin C

29
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When does collagen synthesis occur?

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Begins 1 day post-injury, significant accumulation after day 4

30
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What is the process of collagen synthesis and maturation?

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1) Collagen III provisional matrix
2) Replacement with collagen I
3) Rearrangement along new lines of stress

31
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How does the collagen in a site of repair change during scar formation?

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  • initially type III
  • replace w type I
32
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How does synthesised collagen develop tensile strength?

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Development of cross-linkages

33
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What is the relationship between collagen synthesis, tensile strength and mature collagen?

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Mature collagen and tensile strength share a positive correlation, while collagen synthesis decreases.

34
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What are 5 local factors affecting wound healing?

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1) Type, size, location
2) Local vascular supply
3) Secondary infection
4) Movement
5) Others (eg. radiation)

35
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What are 5 systemic factors affecting wound healing?

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1) Age
2) Circulation status
3) Nutrition
4) Metabolic status (eg. DM)
5) Endocrinopathies (eg. hypothyroidism, Cushing’s syndrome)

36
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What are 3 complications of wound healing?

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1) Defective scar formation (eg. wound dehiscence, incisional hernias)
2) Excessive scar tissue formation (eg. hypertrophic scar and keloid formation)
3) Excessive contraction (eg. contracture formation)

37
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What are the 2 types of healing in response to skin injuries?

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1) healing by primary intention
2) healing by secondary intention

38
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What differentiates healing by primary intention from healing by secondary intention?

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Healing by primary intention
- closely apposed edges
- minimal hematoma

Healing by secondary intention
- large gaping wounds w non-apposed edges
-&raquo_space;inflammation and angiogenesis (granulation tissue formation)
-&raquo_space;tissue fibrosis and wound contraction (↑time to cover)

39
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What are the 4 fates of a cutaneous abscess?

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1) Scarring
2) Sinus
3) Fistula
4) Cyst

40
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What is the common result for chronic peptic ulcers?

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Fibrous scarring with a loss of contractility

41
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What are 5 possible complications in the healing of chronic peptic ulcers?

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1) ↓contractility
2) ↑chance of fistula
3) ↑chance of rupture
4) bleeding
5) peritonitis

42
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What is the common result of myocardial infarctions?

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Fibrous repair and hypertrophy

43
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What are 3 possible complications of healing after a myocardial infarct?

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1) Aneurysm (thromboemboli → peripheral ischaemia/stroke)
2) Rupture → pericardial effusion
3) Arrythmia (if nodes/bundle of His/purkinje fibers are affected)

44
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How can a lung heal post-infection/pneumonia?

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1) Basement membrane intact
- Type 2 pneumocytes re-epithelialise and differentiate into type 1 pneumocytes
- complete resolution w minimal scarring

2) Basement membrane damaged
- intra-alveolar/interstitial organisation
- fibrous scarring

45
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In healing by primary intention does re-epithelialisation occur before or after angiogenesis?

A

Before

46
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Where are the stem cells in the liver?

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At the sinusoids near the bile ducts

47
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What degree of regenerative capacity are hepatocytes?

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Stable

48
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When can Liver damage be healing with complete resolution?

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In acute injury if connective tissue stroma, vasculature, and bile ducts survive

49
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When does Liver damage lead to cirrhosis?

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In chronic/persistent liver injury

50
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What are some potential complications to liver damage?

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1) portal hypertension → bleeding
2) Hypoalbuminemia → edema → Heart failure, susceptibility to infection, immunosuppression

51
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How does Glomerular injury normally heal?

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by fibrosis

52
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How does damage to the cortical tubule usually heal?

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can regenerate rapidly if not prolonged and tubular membrane is undisrupted

53
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How does damage to the medullary tubule usually heal?

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By fibrosis (usually associated with damage to the interstitium and blood vessels

54
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How do mature neurons usually heal?

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They don’t regenerate ALTHOUGH axons can regenerate if cell body is undamaged (under the right conditions)

55
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How does damage in Gliosis usually heal?

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via proliferation of glial cells → with fibrous scarring

56
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Can spinal cord injuries regenerate?

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Axonal regeneration possible <2 weeks after injury

57
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Outline how fracture healing occurs?

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1) initially bridged by hematoma
2) bridged by granulation tissue and collagenous fibrous tissue
3) osteoblasts proliferation from endo and periosteum → deposit new immature woven bone → callus
4) osteoclasts remodel bone with formation of mature lamellar bone

58
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Why is a fracture unstable a few days into healing?

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The callus (immature woven bone) has no strength and tears easily.

59
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How is stronger bone formed after a fracture?

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The callus is remodelled by osteoclasts while mature lamellar bone with good tensile strength is formed.

60
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What are some possible complications of fracture healing?

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1) non-union
2) fibrous union → pseudoarthrosis (false joint) → unstable
3) malunion (w angulation) → mildly unstable
4) osteomyelitis (infection) esp in open fracture

61
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What chemicals are critical in fracture healing?

A

HIF-1α → VEGF → PIGF

M1 General Pathology (4 decks)

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