Wound Repair, Tissue Renewal, Regeneration and Repair Flashcards
how is regeneration achieved?
- proliferation of remaining mature cells 2. adult stem cells may regenerate lost tissue
what is regeneration?
complete restoration of lost or damaged tissues
what is repair?
combination of regeneration and scar formation
what does the contribution of regeneration and scar formation in repair depend on?
the ability of the type of injured tissue to regenerate and the extent of the injury
what are the cell categories according to their proliferative activity?
- labile tissues 2. stable tissues 3. permanent tissues
what are labile tissues?
continuously dividing tissues that are continuously being lost and replaced by proliferating mature cells and maturing tissue stem cells (short G0) – usually contain stem cells which have unlimited capacity to proliferate
what are stable tissues?
quiescent tissues that are in a G0 stage of the cell cycle but with growth factor signals at the site of injury, the residual cells will proliferate and new cells will develop from tissue stem cells. there is a limited ability to regenerate (except liver). low level of replication.
what are permanent tissues?
terminally differentiated and nonproliferative cells – have left cell cycle forever and CANNOT undergo mitosis postnatally
what tissues are labile?
epidermis of skin, GI, hematopoietic cells
what tissues are stable tissues?
limited ability to regenerate (except for liver) 1. parenchymal cells of liver, pancreas, kidney 2. fibroblasts, chondroblasts, osteocytes, smooth muscle 3. vascular endothelial cells
what tissues are permanent tissues?
neurons, mature skeletal muscle cells (may regenerate through satellite cells), cardiac muscle
what is G1 stage?
presynthetic phase
what is S stage?
cell actively synthesizing DNA
what is G2 stage?
postsynthetic premitotic stage
what is G0 stage?
intermitotic stage, resting cell can go into G1 stage then S, then G2 then M
what are stem cells characterized by?
- self renewal 2. asymmetric division (one daughter cell differentiates into mature cell, other remains stem cell)
2 main categories of stem cells
- embryonic stem cells (pluripotent) 2. somatic/adult stem cells (restricted in cell types)
where are adult stem cells located?
special microenvironments (niches) 1. isthmus of gastric glands 2. crypt cells in intestines 3. bulge area of hair follicle 4. limbus of cornea 5. canals of hering in liver
where are adult stem cells present?
continuously dividing tissue like bone marrow, skin, lining of GI tract, others
more examples of labile tissues
- surface epithelium like skin, oral cavity, vagina, cervix 2. columnar epithelium of GI tract and uterus 3. lining mucosa of excretory ducts (salivary glands, pancreas, biliary tract) 4. transitional epithelium of urinary tract 5. bone marrow
stem cell niches in the skin hair follicle bulge but also ?
interfollicular stem cells also scattered throughout surface epidermis and sebaceous gland
what are stem cell in skin hair follicle bulges involved in?
regeneration of hair follicle cells as well as surface epidermis of skin after injury
where are crypt cells and what do they do
stem cells in the crypts of intestines for regeneration of gut epithelium
2 mechanisms that liver can regenerate
- proliferation of surviving hepatocytes after injury triggered by cytokines and GF 2. liver stem cells (oval cells) in niches (canals of hering)
what is required for liver regeneration?
reticulin framework must be intact for regeneration
what 3 conditions are required for healing by regeneration
- tissue is composed of labile or stable cells 2. area of injury must contain some surviving (viable) cells that are capable of undergoing cell division 3. connective tissue framework must be intact to serve as scaffolding
explain stem cell niches in the brain
mature neurons do not undergo cell division but neural stem cells are present in the brain of adult humans but it is unclear if newly generated neurons are integrated into neural circuits
what can neural stem cells do?
neural precursor cells are capable of generating neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes
explain stem cell niches in skeletal muscle
does not divide after injury, but satellite cells are a reserve pool of stem cells located beneath myocyte lamina with the ability to generate differentiated myocytes after injury
when does healing by scar formation occur?
in injured tissues incapable of regeneration due to: 1. tissue consists of permanent non dividing cells 2. no surviving tissue cells remain 3. connective tissue framework is destroyed
what does connective tissue repair involve?
ECM
what is part of the ECM?
- interstitial matrix 2. basement membrane
what is part of the interstitial matrix
collagen, elastin, fibronectin (adhesive glycoprotein)
what is part of the basement membrane/
collagen type IV, laminin (adhesive glycoprotein)
what part of cell membrane binds to ECM proteins? (the adhesive glycoproteins)
integrins
6 functions of the extracellular matrix
- mechanical support 2. control of cell growth 3. maintenance of cell differentiation (integrins) 4. scaffolding for tissue renewal 5. establishment of tissue microenvironments 6. storage and presentation of regulatory molecules
how does ECM control cell growth
can regulate cell proliferation by signaling through cellular integrin receptors
how is ECM used for scaffolding for tissue renewal
must be uninjured for regeneration, otherwise scar will occur
how does ECM establish tissue microenvironments/
the basement membrane forms a boundary between the epithelium and underlying connective tissue ex. glomerular basement membrane
how does ECM work for storage and presentation of regulatory molecules?
some growth factors are secreted and stored in the ECM, allowing for rapid deployment after injury
what are the main components of the ECM
- fibrous structural proteins like collagen and elastins (tensile strength and recoil) 2. adhesive glycoproteins that connect the matrix elements to one another and cells (fibronectin, laminin) 3. proteoglycans and hyaluronan provide resilience and lubrication
how is collagen made?
procollagen is secreted from the cell and cleaved by protease to form basic unit of fibrils
what is fibril formation associated with?
oxidation of lysine and hydroxylysine residue by lysyl oxidase, results in cross linking with adjacent molecules
how is vitamin C involved with collagen formation?
activates prolyl and lysyl hydroxylases which hydroxylate procollagen.
what happens in vitamin C deficiency?
inadequate hydroxylated procollagen cannot acquire a stable helical configuration, results in scurvy
what is scurvy
vitamin C deficiency, poor healing and bleeding tendency due to weak vascular basement membrane, children will have skeletal deformities
where is type I collagen
ubiquitous in hard and soft tissues
where is type II collagen
cartilage, intervertebral disk, vitreous fluid
where is type III collagen
hollow organs, soft tissues