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Simple Epithelium Vs. Stratified epithelium

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Simple = one layer of cells

Stratified = Multiple Layers of cells

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Where is Simple epithelium found

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  1. Lung Alveoli
  2. Gland and duct lining
  3. Germal Epithelium in male and female reproductive organs
  4. Epidermis of skin
  5. Taste buds
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Function of Simple epithelium

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  1. Passive Diffusion
  2. Secretion + Absorbption
  3. Provide protection on sin
  4. Sensory reception
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Simple squamous epithelium

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Single layer of thin and flattened cells
- Cells = wide and large irregular shape

Found - heart + blood vessles + Lympatic vessles + Serious memebranes + Air sacs + Bowman’s capsule (Kidney) + Tympanic emebranes

Thin = can allow transfer of material across surface = Function - Diffusion + Filtration + Secretion (Exchange gasses + Nutrients)

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Structures in Simple Epethlim

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Have specialized structures:
1. Microvilia
2. Cilia
3. Sterocillia

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Characteristics of Simple epethlium

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  1. No blood supply (A-vasuclar)
  2. Attaches to basment membrane
  3. Have latteral attatchments (Sides of cels are attached)
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Apical vs. basal side of Epithelial cells

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Apical = Side going towrads the lumen
- Side used for function

Basal = Bottom of cell attached to basement memebrane

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Simple Squamous epithelium histology

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Things to look for:
1. Nuceo are taller than cell (Becuase cell is thin)

Image -
Left - Endothelium(Simple squamous epithlimum lining Blood vessles, lymphatic vessles, and heart)

Right - Mesothelium (Simple squamous epithelium lining body cavities - secretes lubricating substances)

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

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Single layer of cube-like cells
- Nucleus = in center
Location - Tubules of kindey + overy + thyroid pancerus + repstory tracts
- Are as tall as they are wide

Function - Protection + absorption + Secretion + Excrete waste

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Histology of SImple cuboidal epithelium

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Things to notice: Uniform shape + karge spherical nucleus in the center

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Simple columnar epithelium

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Single layer of tall rectagular epithelial cells (taller than they are wide)

Function - barrier + absorbption + Secretion

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Specilization of Simiple columnar epithelium

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Specilize in secretion (in reproductive and digestive tracts)

Reproductives - secreted growth hormones and cytokines

Digetsive - Keep out pathogens + facilitate absoption of nutrients

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Histology of simple columnar

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Things to notice - oval shape nucleus closer to the bottom

ALSO see goblet cells (secrete mucus)

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Psudeofied epithelium

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Appears to be arranged in layers because nuclei appear at different heights BUT it is only one layer of cells
- IS simple because all cells are attached to the basment memebrane

Location - Respitory tract _ fallopian Tubes

Function - Abroptions or secretion

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Psudeofied epithelium histology

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Things to look for - Pusdofied epithelial cells = associated with goblet cells

Trachea image = can see the cells are ciliated + have thick basment membrane + near goblet cells

Image 2 - salivary gland

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Apical surface of epithlium

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Faces environments (face lumen or body cavity)
- Free end of the epithelium

Has 3 specialized sturctures:
1. Microvillia
2. Sterocilli
3. Cilia

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Microvilia

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Finger-like protrusions supported by actin cytoskelaton
- Found on simple cuboidal + columnar epithelium (because function in nutrient uptake)

Location - small intestoine + Proximal tube in kidney

Function - Increases the surface area of the cell to maximize absorption + secretion + reabsorption
- maximizes function of cell surface

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Histology of microvillai

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Things to look for: Smaller and narrower than cilia (light pink brush boarder on lumen side)

Small intestine - forms a brush borader

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Cilia

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Finger-like protrusions that beat in coordinated metachronal waves
- Membrane bound organelle

Location - line respitory tract and follopian tubes

Function -
Trachea = movment of Mucus
Fallopian tubes = movment of ovum

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Histology of Trachea

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See finger projections lining epithelum

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Histology of Steroecillia

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Things to look for - can see projections facing into the lumen

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Stereocillium

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Hairlike protrusion on the surface of sensory cells
- Longer than mcrovilla but similar composition
- Not motile = diffreent from cillia

Location - inner ear + epidermis + vas deferens in male reproductive

Function - Mechanosensors aiding in hearing and balance + increase Surface area to faclitate absprotion in male reproductive

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Stratified epithelium

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Epithlium with multiple layers (only the bottom is in contact with the basement memebrane)

Function - Extrection + secretion + Absorption

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Stratified Squamous epitheliam

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2+ layers of flat sheet-like epithliaum
- Has flat nucelus

Function - Protection + prevent wtaer loss + stop pathogen invasion (uses tight junctions)

Non-keratinized and kertinized subtypes

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How do you define the shape of stratified epithelium
Defined by the shape of cells on teh apical surfce (NOT close to the basal layer) - basal layer of squamous could be coiboidal or columnar BUT i is still classified as squamous
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Non-keratinized statified squamous
Wet and permeable Secretions prevent drying out Mucous + tears Location - Esophogus + tongue + pharnyx + vagina + Cornea
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Keratinized
Cells are filled with keratin and dead - has a lyer of dead cells full of keratin = proetcts against abration on the skin Dry and impermeable Protects skin from abrasions Location - Epidermis + parts of mouth
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Histology of Startified squamous
Espophogues (non-keratinized) - cels near the lumen are flat and sheet like BUT in multiple layers Epidermis (keratiziized) - Thicker layer on top = dead cells filled with keratin
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Stratified cuboidal
2 or ore layers of cube like epithelia + has a round nucelus in the middle Function - Protects and strength walls of glands and ducts (fond in salivary glands and sweat glands)
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Histology of stratifed cuboidal
Things to look for - see multiple layers of cube cells with round purple nucelus Esaphagas - have 2 layers of cube cells with round nuceli
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Stratified columnar
Layers of stacked epiltheial cells that appear like columns - More rare form of stratified epithelial Function - protective + mucus secretion (Ex. lubricate eye)
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Histology of Stratified columnar
Salivary gland - in top area = statified columnar - At the bottom see psuedostartified columnar at the bottom (less compact)
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Transitional Epithelial Cells
Cells that change shape and become flattened when stretched - Changes shape based on expanding and contracting Top most cells = umbrella cells (covers the layers of cell beneath them) Location - Bladder Function - Allows organs to expad and contract by changing shape
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Histology of Transitional Epithelial Cells
Relaxed cells = more circular Contracted = cells are more elongated (lose distict shape)
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Types of Junctions
1. Tight junctions 2. Anchroing Junctions 3. Gap Junctions
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Tight Junctions
Joins the plasma membrane of adjacent cells - Can be selective about what can get through the junction (uses specialized transport proteins to only take what they want Function - forms a barrier to prevent diffusiion + seals off intracellular space Proteins at junctions - Claudin and occulin proteins Location - In tissue where need selective permeability - Between cells in GI + between endothelial cells
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Celiac and IBD
Result from tight junctions abnormalitiesn --> because increase permability = things get in
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Tight Junction Histology
See web of tight junctions at base see based on microvillia)
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Anchoring Junctions
Attaches cells to each other and to ECM Function - resists mechanical stress + prevents cells from pulling apart Location - In tissues subject to mechanical stress (Ex. Muscle = epidermis)
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Composition of Anchoring Junctions
1. Intracellular anchor proteins - form plaques inside cell 2. Transmembrane adhesion proteins - Link anchor proteins adjacent cel Transmembrane protein links to inracellular anchr proteins and themselves) - Anchors through IAP
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Example Anchoring Junction
1. Adherans Junctions -- Connects actin filaments between cellls through cadherin proteins - Uses Anchor proteins + transmembrane proteins - Example - Adhesion belt - helps make nueral tube (GOOD image on slides) EM image - See brush boarder + see adherans junction forming adhesion belt structure Function - cell morphology
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Example 2 Anchoring Junctions
Desmosomes - Connects intermediate filaments (Intermediate filaments are made of keratin) - Located on the basal lateral surfcae of cells - CReates intercellular network of filaments - Spane across and hrough the cell - Connects cells = forms mesh = can cope with mechanical stress Structure - have cadherins on extraceullar side and Keratin intermediate filaments in intracellular side Location - High in cells with lots of mechanical stress Function - provides tensile strength + structure
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EM of desmosomes
See cadherans and see anchor where dense
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Gap junctions
Links cells cytoplasm together by forming small chanels - Allows diffusion of small molecule ions + second messsengers + metabolites) - Can be regulated by the envirnment (chanel c an close if one cell is stressed so damage doesn't spread) - Formed by hexons (5 connecins make a connexon) Function - Allows cels to Coordinates + synchronizes activities (Example - heart contractions + metabolic coupling + embryogensis) - Hepatocypes - sympathen nerves cans send a second messenger to neighboring cell - Embryonic - estblish cell identity in groups
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Gap junction Histology
Found in plaques = cluster toegther Image - can see sende patch with black line
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Adenomas
Beginign epithelial tumors Starts as epithelial cells Develop in glandular tissue Usually doesn't develope into cancer BUT if they do they develop into Carcinoma Image - can see growth in surface while the other regions are smooth
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Carcinoma
Cancer that forms in epithelial tissue - More agressive than adenocarcinomas (seen in image) Subtypes: 1. Adenocarcinoma - In organ or gland 2. Squamas cell carcinoma - orginates in the squamas Found in many organs (Skin, breasts, kidney etc.)
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Adenoma vs. Carcinoma
Adenocarcinam: 1. Bengign 2. Grows slower + less agressive 3. Localized/non-invasive Carcinoma: 1. Cancerous 2. More agressive/grows faster 3. Can stay localized or spread
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Carcinoma Subtypes
Types = based on spread 1. Carcinoma in situ - has not spread - Image = see expansion of cells but can stil see cell sturcture s 2. Invasive carcinoma - invased local tissue - Can see cell structure BUT pentrated more tissue 3. Metastatic Carcinoma - Has spread
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Transition from Adenoma to Carcinoma
Overalll - cells gain ability to proliferate Have a series of mutogensis - turn on oncogenes and turn off supressive genes - Have epigenetic regulation - Tumors ca secrete kemokines and cytokines to agrevate other cell popultions = provides growth factors and pro inflamatory cytokines to promote cancer
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Point of malignecey in Carcinoma
Point where the rumore can destroy the basal lamina and spread out
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Myopehelial carcinal
Have low mutational burden - mostly fusion genes that are tumoregenic - Have copy number variants
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Metaplasia
A stimuli-induced observable chnage in tissue cause by chnage in differentiation of progenitor cells - Transition from one cell type to another cell type - reversible tranistion - Could be early precursor to cancer Example - columnar cells transtion to squamas cells Cause = alchol + chronic endometriosis + smoking + helicopter pylori + salt + HPV + injury + Hormones Purpose = protect body --> if someone goes wrong with ine cell type then another cell comes in to preform functions instead
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Types of Metaplasia
1. Acinar to ductal - pancreiatic acinar cells differentiate to ductal cells (pyrmidal epithelial cells to columnar epithelial cells) - Going from cells that line glands on pancoues toc ells that line duct of pancreus 2. Intestinal metaplasia - nonkeritinized squamous epithelium --> ninciliates columnar epithelial cells 3. Squamous metaplasia - non-squmous epithelium to stratified squamous epithelium
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Example metaplasia
Barrets esophagas - nonkeratinzied squamous epithelium truns into nonciliated columnar epithelial cells - Go from cells in esophogas to cells found in stomach/intestine Cause - Acid reflux/GERD Image - see stratified squalmaous cell with cillia going to intestinal columnar instead
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Example 2 metaplasia
Endometrium Caused by trauma + IUD + chronic endometriosis Columnar to squamaous cell type Image - see columnar epithelial to squashed squamous cells
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Cilia
Long and motile Come from the basal body in cytoplasm Project into aplical memebrane Made of microtubulues and dynein Use ATP to move in wave like fashion Often found next to goblet cells thatssecrete mucus --> cilia will then move the mucus (see in histology the black arrow points to goblet cells)
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Cilia in body
1. Cilia = found in trachea + in lungs Function - direct the movement of mucus across respitory track to clear the respitry tract of microbes/toxins/devris + protect the lungs 2. FOund in female reproductive tract - direct movement of Oocytes to from overy to uterus
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Primary ciliary dyskinesis (PCD)
Caused by a defect in cilia - clia is the wrong size or shape so they don't move correectly OR could be missing cilia alltogether Symptoms: 1. Have chronic respitory tract infections - because mcirobes buildup i lungs 2. Infertility + 3. Abnormal organ placment - because cilia are involoved in movement of organs during development --> means defective cilia means have organs in wrong place (often mirror image of what should be) Histolgy.- can see cilia is missing/looks torn
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Epidermis
Composed of keratinocyes (eventually become keratin) + melanocytes + Langerhands cells + Merkel cells - Keratin = important for epithelial lining Derived from ectoderm Function - barrrier between the outter envirnment and inner envirnment
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What is S. corneum composed of?
S. corneum - composed of flatted plates (Squames) of flattened cross linked keratin and lipids
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S. granulosam
S. granulosam - has keratohyalin granuals (ketratin precursors) - Has laminlar grannuales - produve lipids to prevent dehydration because have glyco lipids on cell surface Composed of diamond shaped cells (Keratohylalin and laminellar granuals)
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S. spinosum
S. spinosum - thickest layer of the epidermis (has cuboidal and slightly lattened keratinocytes connected by desmosomes)
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S. basael
S. basael - near basement membrane - Basment membrane = ogin of keratinocyte division Single basal layer of mitotically active cuboidal keratinocyte Serperated from dermis by basal lamina
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Dermis
Composed of connective tissue Divided in papilary and reticular dermis - reticular - bulk region of collegen (supports the epidermis) Provides support for the nutrients for epidermis
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Hypodemermis
Compossed of fat + hair follciles + sweat glands + sensory receptors Layer of subcutenous fat + loss connective tissue Function - attaches skin to underlying tissue + allows skin to move over muscle and tissue Histology - see wide region = adipose tissue in the hypodemris
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Thick skin
Glabrous Found on palms + flexor surfaces + soles of feet 400 - 600 um
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Thin skin
Hairy 75-150 um Lacks stratum lucidum in epidermis + Stratum spinsum, granulosum, and corneum are narrowing
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Layers in epidermis
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Melanocytes
Location - Hair follciles and Stratum basale Synthesis melanins + deposit it to nearby cells - Deposit melanin by making melanin granuals Histology - pale/while stain - Melanocytes shrink when process tissue = the cells are surounded by white --> white buble shows melanoctyes - near melanocyte = keratinocytes have brown dots that show melanin
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Vitalaigo vs. Alopecia
Vitligo = patients don't have melanoctyoes Albanism = melanocyes are there but can't produce melanin or can't deposit it to keratinocytes
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Langerhans cells
Dendritic cells in skin --> idetofy pathogens and microbes --> THEN phagovytose them --> goes the lymphocytes and shows antigens to lymphocytes - Phagocytosis for immeidate defense and then go to lymph nodes - Very motile Two morphologies: 1. Tissue with infection = active = have star shape (engulfing pathogens) 2. No infection = no star shape Histology = use IHC (hard to see on H/E)
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Merkel Cells
Primarly in Thick skin connects to keratinocyes by desmosomes Function - Mechanoreceptors (receive afferents nerve signal) - Communicates with nerve - sneses touch + thermal regulation - Communicates with keratinocytes
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Desmosomes
Function - adhesion of neighboring epithelial cells + create a tight seal to prevent large foreign proteins or cells from pentrating the skin Intracellular compoent = intermediate filamenst taht act as anchor Extracellular compeonent = cadherins that lock with the cadherins of neighboring cell Keratinocytes in epidermis are tightly joined by desmosomes
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Hemidesmoses
Similar to desmosomes BUT link the dermal and epidermal junction - tether to the basal lamina through hemidesmosomes Linkes to lower layer of the basment membrane Work on apical and basal direction Image - see cells connected to the basement membrane
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What layers are affected by Pemphigus Vulgaris and Psrisis
PV - affects spinosum in epidermis Sporisis = affects cornuem in epidermis
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Desmogleins
Transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate epidermal cell-cell adhesion molcules in desmosomes - Essntial for maintaining integrity of skin and mucous - Part of desmosomes Function - cell to cell adhesions + Attchment to basament membrane
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Acanthosis
Thickining of epidermis
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Acantholysis
Seperation of epidermal cells (caused by the breakdown of intercellular connections)
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Pemphigus vulgaris
Autoimmune disorder - autoantigens against desmogolins Loss of intracellular connections --> Causes blitering - Keratinocyes in the epidermis and mucosous memebranes lose cell-cell adhesion Two types: 1. Pemphigus Vulgaris - affects Stratum spinosum 2. Pemphigus foliaceus - affecst stratum foliaceus Causes - geentic + envirnmental + medications
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Pemphicus vulgaris mechanism
B cell deposite Autoantibodies target desomgleinsin stratum spinosum --> leads to lysis of desmosomes = get dissociated of keratnocytes = get gaps --> fluid fills the gaps and get blisters End - get blisters or erosions on skin and mouth
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Secondary complication of pemphigus vulgaris
Becuase have blisters and erosions = get infection + weight loss (painful to eat) + gingevitus
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Pemphigus ulgaris histology
1. Intraepidermal Acantholysis (seperate of spinosum and basal layeer) 2. Intect basal layer – raised pattern (see in image) 3 – Intraepidermal eosinphils
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Psorisis
Chronic inflamatory skin disease Causes scaly patches on the skin (often scalp, elbows, knees) Have increased epidermal cell turnover Have increased epidermal cell turnover - Keratinocytes have rapid growth and proliferation --> leads to aberant mutuartion --> leads to accumulation of incompletley difefrentated keratinocytes in stratum corneum
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Psorisis causes
Overactive immune system (have positive feedback loop of T cells and Keratinocytes causing inflamation) Genetic Envirnmental triggers can cause flares
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Psorisis clincal manifestion
Plaque psorisis = scaly red plaques Guttate Psorisis = many small red spots Pustular = get small postules (pus-containing blisters)
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Psorisis Histopathology
Common feature 1. Acanthosis (thickend stratum spinosum in epidermis with elonfated rete ridges) 2. Parakeratosis with nuertophilic collections (Thickend stratum corneum) 3. Absent or thin granular layer (Hypogranulosis) Image - see elongated purple ridges (bone shapes) that go down to the dermis + see thicker corneum (thick pink layer)
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Epidermal appendages
Eccrine sweat glands Apocrine sweat galnds Sebbacous Glands Pilosebecous Units Located in dermis + Hypodermis
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Eccrine Sweat Glands
All over body Structure - Inner has cuboidal cells; outside has myoepthilial cell later ; ducts open onto skin Function - Thermoregulation
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Appocrine Sweat Glands
Present on skin with hair Structure - Inside has cuboidal cells ; outside has myoepotheal cells; larger lumen Function - Secretes products that contains proteins
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Sebbecous Glands
Found all around body + in places with hair Sturcture - Simple branch acinar glands ; duct opens to hair follicle Function - Holocrine secretion of sebum (Lipids)
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Pilosebecous glands
Contains Hair follicle + arrector pilli muscle + Sebeccous gland
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Meissner's corpsucles
Mechanico receptors cotaining nerve termials - enclosed by flattened support cells and connective tissue - Located in dermal papillae (fingertips + palms + soles of feet) Function - respond to touch and tactile desxrimination
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Paccinean corpsicles
Mechanico receptors - Consists of unmylinated nerve endings - Encapsulted by cicular layers of collegen and fibroblasts - Located in reticular dermis and hypodermis on palms and soles Function - respond to coarse touch + pressure + vibrartions
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Cornification
Cells undergoing terminal differential and cell death - Forms the cornified layer (protects skin from envrinemnt) - Also call Karatinzation Examples - epidermis and in hair follcies
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Cornification hair follicle
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