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7.1 Cellular adaptations (cell mechanisms, GF's, cell cycle, cell population characteristics) Flashcards

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5 types of cell adaptation are ?

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  • regeneration
  • hyperplasia
  • hypertrophy
  • atrophy
  • metaplasia
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pathology is ?

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body’s reaction to injuries

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size of cell population depends on rate of …?

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  • cell proliferation
  • cell differentiation
  • cell death by apoptosis
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Increased numbers of cells are seen with …. or ….?

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  • increased proliferation
  • decreased cell death
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which conditions does proliferation occur in ?

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physiological and pathological conditions

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what regulates normal cell proliferation ?

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proto-oncogenes

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what kind of signals is cell proliferation largely controlled by ?

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  • soluble
  • contact dependent
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Cell proliferation is largely controlled by ….1….(soluble or contact dependent) from the ..2… which either ….3…. or ..4…. cell proliferation.

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  1. signals
  2. microenvironment
  3. stimulate
  4. inhibit
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cell to cell signalling can be via… :

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  • hormones
  • local mediators (e.g. growth factors)
  • direct cell-cell or cell-stroma contact
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3 mechanisms of intercellular signalling in cell growth ?

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  • autocrine
  • paracrine
  • endocrine
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Autocrine mechanism includes what cells ?

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same secreting and responding cell

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paracrine mechanism includes what cells?

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secreting cell and responding cell are different, but co-located (same organ, eg gut)

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endocrine mechanism includes what ?
1. endocrine organs synthesise…
2. conveyed through….
3. from site of synthesis the target organ is ….

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  1. hormones
  2. blood stream
  3. distant
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signalling biochemistry is ….1… but final outcomes are …2..

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  1. complex
  2. limited
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Cells surviving means cell resist …?

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apoptosis

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when cells divide they enter …?

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cell cycle

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when cells differentiate what do they take on ?

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specialised form and function

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when cells die what do they under go ?

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apoptosis

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Apoptosis:
1. cell death is …
2. physiological / pathological
3. cell …. and ….
4. signals ?
5. no …. reaction

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  1. programmed
  2. physiological
  3. collapses, disappears
  4. internal & external
  5. inflammatory
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Necrosis
1. cell death - gross ….
2. …. reaction
3. 5 examples of external agents involved ?

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  1. tissue death
  2. inflammatory
  3. ischaemia, toxin, trauma, infection, heat/cold
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Growth factors are local mediators involved in ?

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cell proliferation

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growth factors stimulate cell proliferation but may also affect cell otherwise how ?

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  • locomotion
  • contractility
  • differentiation
  • angiogenesis
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growth factors:
1. coded by ?
2. act on the cell surface as ?
3. local … ?

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  1. proto-oncogenes
  2. polypeptides
  3. hormones
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List some growth factors

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  • epidermal GF
  • vascular endothelial GF
  • Platelet-derived GF
  • Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
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Epidermal growth factor is mitogenic for what cells ?
* epithelial cells * hepatocytes * fibroblasts
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Epidermal growth factor is produced by what ?
* keratinocytes * macrophages * inflammatory cells
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Epidermal growth factor binds to ?
epidermal growth factor receptor
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define vasculogenesis
blood vessel development
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define angiogenesis
growth of new blood vessels
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2 roles of vascular endothelial growth factor ?
* potent inducer vasculogenesis * role in angiogenesis in tumours, chronic inflammation and wound healing
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Where are platelet-derived growth factors stored and released on ?
* stored in platelet alpha granules * released on platelet activation
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Where are platelet-derived growth factors also produced by ?
* macrophages * endothelial cells * smooth muscle cells * tumour cells
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What is caused in smooth muscle cells and monocytes because of platelet-derived growth factors ?
migration and proliferation of fibroblasts
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Granulocyte colony stimulating factors are a treatment to stimulate ? include 2 examples of during when
* poorly functioning bone marrow * during chemotherapy & renal failure
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Increased growth of cell occurs by what ?
* shortening of cell cycle * conversion of quiescent cells to proliferating cells by making them enter the cell cycle
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Under the light microscope, only which phase of the cell cycle is distinctive ?
M phase
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What are the following phases of the cell cycle ? and what happens ? 1. G1 = 2. S = 3. G2 = 4. M =
1. gap 1 , presynthetic, cell grows 2. DNA synthesis 3. gap 2, premitotic, cell prepares to divide 4. mitosis
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cell cycle progression is controlled by key ... ?
check points
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what is checked for G2 checkpoint before enterin M phase ?
* is all DNA replicated ? * is cell big enough ?
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what is checked at G1 phase before enter S phase ?
* is cell big enough ? * is environment favorable ? * is DNA damaged ?
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What is the most critical checkpoint ? where is it found ?
Restriction point, towards end of G1
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What happens to majority of cells that pass the Restriction point ?
they will complete the full cycle so there it's a point of no return
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In cancer cells what kind of checkpoint is the R point ?
most commonly altered checkpoint of the cell cycle
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What does the restriction point checkpoint activation delay and trigger ?
* delays cell cycle * triggers DNA repair mechanisms or apoptosis via p53
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what controls the cell cycle ?
cyclins and CDKs
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what tightly regulates the progression through the cell cycle and particularly the G1/S transition ?
proteins called cyclins and associated enzymes called CDKs (cyclin-dependent kinases)
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When do CDKs (cyclin-dependent kinases) become active ?
binding to and complexing with cyclins
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How do activated CDKs drive the cell cycle ?
by phosphorylating proteins that are critical for cell cycle transitions
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Give an example of one of the critical proteins regulated by CDKs ?
retinoblastoma susceptibility protein
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Many growth factors stimulate production of ... ?
cyclins
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Activity of cyclin-CDK complexes is tightly regulated by ... ?
CDK inhibitors
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Some growth factors shut off production of ...... inhibitors, the same inhibitors that tightly regulate the activity of cyclin-CDK complexes
CDK inhibitors
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What's the first tumor suppressor gene to be identified ?
RB (retinoblastoma) gene
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Retinoblastoma (RB) gene: 1. recessive / dominant gene ? 2. inherited ..... of one gene
1. dominant 2. absence
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How can cell populations be classified according to ?
their ability to enter the cell cycle
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In labile cell populations, stem cells divide persistently to ... ?
replenish losses

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