Non-alcoholic Fatty liver disease may progress to _____________ and ______________
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atrophy
Front
Decreased demand of a certain cell will cause it to decrease in size - this is called ________
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steatosis
Front
fatty change is a form of reversible injury known as?
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atrophy
Front
decrease in protein synthesis and increased degradation of proteins in cells leads to _______
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hypertrophy
Front
Increased demand of a cell will cause the cell to increase in size - this is called ________
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macrovesicular
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In steatosis, if there's a giant vacuole with triglycerides in it, then it's ________ steatosis
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hyperplasia
Front
Increased stimulation of certain cells will lead to an increase in the number of cells doing that job. This is called _________
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cloudy swelling
Front
Swelling of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum, and impaired Na+ - K+ pump are indications of
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steatosis
Front
Accumulation of triglycerides inside liver, heart, muscle, or kidney cells are indications of?
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All, a) because loss of cilia
Front
Mr. Rodriguez schedules an appointment with you complaining of a chronic
cough that has persisted for one month following a cold. He is employed as a policeman and
admits to smoking 2 packs of cigarettes per day since he was in high school. What are the potential consequences if your patient continues to smoke for 10-20 years?
A. Repeated episodes of infection - why?
B. Lung cancer
C. Premature death
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Yes, it's frequent
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Is adjacent inflammation normal to necrosis?
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physiologic
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pathological or physiologic apoptosis?: balance between cell death/proliferation in normal tissues
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In apoptosis - in the condensation and shrinkage of the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells
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Where can you expect to see involvement of parenchymal cells?
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drugs, anoxia, pregnancy
Front
Decreased catabolism or oxidation of free acids by mitochondria may cause steatosis. What would this particularly be the result of?
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Pyknosis, karyorrhexis, karyolysis
Front
The nucleus in necrosis will?
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hypertrophy
Front
physical exercise and weight lifting can stimulate _________ of skeletal muscle.
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often physiologic - eliminating unwanted cells. It may be pathologic after some forms of cell injury, especially DNA damage.
Front
Is the outcome of apoptosis pathologic or physiologic?
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atrophy
Front
When your arm is in a cast for a long time, what can you expect to see of the skeletal muscles after the cast is taken off?
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They selectively cleave DNA between nucleosomal units
Front
What do endonucleases do in apoptosis?
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physiological hyperplasia
Front
The proliferation of glandular epithelium in breast tissue at puberty and pregnancy is an example of __________
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hypertrophy
Front
systemic hypertension can cause ________ in the left ventricle
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No
Front
Is adjacent inflammation normal to apoptosis?
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necrosis, apoptosis
Front
The major importance of this distinction
between types of cell death is that while
____________ is always a pathological process,
____________ may take a place as a physiological phenomenon that is essential for life.
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metaplasia
Front
Chronic chemical or physical irritation (such as cigarette smoking or vitamin A deficiency) may cause a reversible change in differentiation of that cell type. This is called ________
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They are eventually engulfed by adjacent cells.
Front
What happens to apoptic bodies?
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obesity
Front
Increased uptake of free fatty acids mobilized from adipose tissue may cause steatosis. What would this particularly be the result of?
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ubiquitin
Front
nutrient deficiency and catabolic conditions activates _________ ligases
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necrosis
Front
Is this necrosis or apoptosis?
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Pathologic (it's the culmination of irreversible cell injury)
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Is the outcome of necrosis physiologic or pathologic?
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stay intact and release in apoptotic bodies
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The cellular contents in apoptosis will?
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decrease (shrink)
Front
The cell size in apoptosis will?
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steatosis
Front
chemical/drug toxicity, ethanol, obesity, diabetes mellitus, anoxia, protein malnutrition, pregnancy
these can cause ______
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disrupt
Front
The plasma membrane in necrosis will?
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autophagy
Front
Atrophy may also be accompanied by _________ - a process by which a starved cell eats its own components
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go through enzymatic digestion, they may leak out
Front
The cellular contents in necrosis will?
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necrosis and apoptosis
Front
The two types of cell death are?
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chemicals, toxins, malnutrition
Front
Decreased secretion of lipoproteins may lead to steatosis. What would this particularly be the result of?
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Increase (swelling)
Front
The cell size in necrosis will?
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Because they lack cilia
Front
Why does squamous metaplasia predispose to repeated lung infections?
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Physiologic
Front
pathological or physiologic apoptosis?: Regulation of cellular populations in hormonally sensitive tissues
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obesity, type 2 diabetes
Front
What are the predisposing conditions for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?
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fragments of condensed nuclear material and cytoplasm.
Front
What are apoptic bodies?
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ubiquitin-proteasome
Front
Degradation of cellular proteins occurs mainly via the ________ pathway
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endometrial hyperplasia, pathological hyperplasia
Front
When excess estrogen is in circulation, it causes ___________ in the endometrial glands in the uterus. This is __________ and it is an example of _________ _________
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physiologic
Front
pathological or physiologic apoptosis?: Destruction of cells during embryonic development
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Fragment into nucleosome-sized fragments
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The nucleus in apoptosis will?
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cloudy swelling
Front
Hydropic degeneration is a form of reversible injury known as?
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be intact - the orientation of the lipids may change
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The plasma membrane in apoptosis will?
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apoptosis
Front
Is this necrosis or apoptosis?
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microvesicular
Front
In steatosis, if there're little tiny vesicles with triglycerides in it, then it's ________ steatosis
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Section 2
(50 cards)
glutathione peroxidase, it can turn H2O2 into H2O, or OH+ into H2O
Front
What is GSH?
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8
Front
Death receptor from the extrinsic pathway will activate what caspase?
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apoptosis of hyperplasic epithelial cells - results in prostatic atrophy
Front
What does a drug that inhibits DHT synthesis induce for people who are struggling with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
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necrosis
Front
Calcium overload is indicative of apoptosis or necrosis?
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they are substrates for active caspases
Front
cytoplasmic DNase (CAD), cytoskeletal proteins, and nuclear lamins (scaffold of nuclear envelope) all contribute what to apoptosis?
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transaminase
Front
Diagnosis of liver cell necrosis is frequently made by assaying serum ________________ activity
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Its a metal chelator that binds copper
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What does ceruloplasmin do?
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cytochrome C
Front
An increase in Bax allows release of __________________ from the mitochondrion.
What are some external sources of reactive oxygen species?
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Apoptosis:
- thymic lymphocytes
Front
What are the target cells for toxicants(dioxin) and what results?
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the proteasome complex
Front
Misfolded proteins or proteins damaged by oxidants are degraded by _______________
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decreased protein synthesis
Front
decreased serum albumin and clotting factors in necrosis are indicative of _________________
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1. Respiratory chain enzymes of mitochondria (generate H2)
2. Peroxisomes (generate hydrogen peroxide)
3. NADPH oxidase (in phagocytic cells - make hydrogen peroxide, and hypochlorous acid)
4. NO (made by nitric oxide synthase) - used to kill infections at the expense of damage to adjacent host tissue
5. Cytochrome P450 mixed function oxidase (drug metabolism, hormones, etc) - makes stuff like carbon tetrachloride
Front
What are some biochemical pathways involving cellular oxidases that may generate reactive oxygen metabolites?
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apoptotic
Front
In parkinson's disease, is the death of midbrain dopaminergic neurons apoptotic or necrotic?
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1. decreased synthesis from fasting or amino acid deficiency
2. products of cytochrome P450 may bind with GSH stores.
3. Redox cycling of chemicals (herbicide, paraquat) - keeps making reactive oxidation species, results in oxidative stress
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Depletion of GSH can result from?
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It shows that the body is majorly defending itself against oxidant damage
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What is reduced glutathione a sign of?
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Apoptosis:
- prostatic atrophy
- breast tissue (cessation of lactation)
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What are the target cells for hormonal withrawal and what results?
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hormone or growth factor withdrawal, injury
Front
What are the intrinsic (mitochondrial) pathways leading to apoptosis?
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phagocytes
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in vivo - apoptotic cells are quickly engulfed by _______________, sloughed off into the lumen, or taken up by adjacent cells
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pro-apoptotic, antiapoptotic
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Bax is a ________________ factor, and Bcl-2 is a _________________ factor
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they are metal iron chelators that protect against free radicals
What are the target cells for ionizing radiation and what results?
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ferritin, transferrin, hemoglobin
Front
What prevents the fenton reaction from happening?
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up, down
Front
In necrosis, serum transaminase activity goes __________ and serum albumin and clotting factor levels go ____________
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mitochondrial function
Front
What can reactive oxygen species affect inside of the cell?
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irreversible
Front
structural breakdown, enzymatic breakdown, and loss of permeability barrier to calcium are signs of _________________ plasma membrane damage
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irreversible
Front
inability to generate ATP, release of mitochondrial calcium stores and mitochondrial membrane damage are signs of _____________ mitochondrial damage
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FAS, TNF receptor
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What are the extrinsic (death) receptor pathways leading to apoptosis?
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apoptic protease activating factor
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What is Apaf-1?
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substrates for active caspases
Front
What are procaspases?
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disruption of cell pasma membrane
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serum transaminase activity is a sign of _________
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1. peroxisomes have catalase
2. Mitochondria have Mn-superoxide dismutase
3. cytosol has Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase
4. Vitamins A, C, and E have antioxidant properties
Front
What are some defense mechanisms we have to chelate iron or break down oxidants as they are made?
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Apaf-1, cytochrome C, ATP
Front
________________ binds procaspase 9; this complex is cleaved by ________________. Cleavage requires ________________
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intrinsic - because it binds with Caspase- 9 (which is activated in response to injury and hormone withdrawal)
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Does Apaf-1 work with the intrinsic pathway or extrinsic?
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homologues of ced genes (originally found in C. Elegans)
Front
What are caspases?
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Hyperplasia, or cancer may occur
Front
What can happen if a steady state balance between cell proliferation, apoptosis and cell differentiation is disrupted?
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proteolysis of cytoskeleton, nuclear laminin transglutaminase cross-linking of proteins, endonuclease activation
Front
After the executioner caspases do their thing, what can you expect to see of the cell?
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stromal cells, DHT
Front
In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, ___________ cells produce extra ______________ which stimulates the proliferation of epithelial cells and smooth muscle and fibrous tissue in the stroma
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vitamins
Front
__________ are effective against damage to lipids initiated by OH+
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damage to the plasm a membrane permeability barrier and accumulation of calcium ions in injured cells.
Front
What is the hypotheis for the ultimate mechanism responsible for irreversible cell injury?
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8,9
Front
What are the initiator caspases?
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growth factor
Front
Extra DHT in the prostate will lead to stromal cells and epithelial cells making more ________ hormone
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1. cross-linking at sulfhydryl groups
2. decreased enzyme activity, especially ATP-dependent ion pumps
3. abnormal protein folding or aggregation
Front
Affects of reactive oxidative species on proteins include?
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activates pro-apoptotic protease activating factor (Apaf-1) and triggers caspases.
Front
What does cytochrome C leaked from the mitochondrion in apoptosis do?
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3,6,7
Front
What are the executioner caspases?
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9
Front
Hormone withdrawal or cell injury will activate which caspase?
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Ced
Front
_________ genes regulate apoptosis in humans
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reactive oxygen species
Front
What can apoptotic stimuli generate intracellular production of?
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apoptosis:
- cardiac myocytes
- neurons (stroke)
Front
What are the target cells for ischemia and reperfusion and what results?
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fenton reaction
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What is this reaction
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Section 3
(50 cards)
ER stress, unfolded protein response
Front
Misfolded proteins accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum and induce ______________ or the ____________
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mitochondria, acetic acid
Front
Where is acetaldehyde metabolized and what does it become?
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apoptosis
Front
Accumulation of excess misfolded proteins can trigger _____________
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diffuse hepatitis, bile stasis
Front
the antibiotic isoniazid
can produce ___________ while estrogens can cause __________ and gallstones.
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One risks developing cancer
Front
What happens if the P53 gene has been mutated or deleted?
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hydrocarbons
Front
carbon tetrachloride belongs to the group of chemicals known as ____________
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Lowest observable adverse effect level
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LOAEL is?
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2E1
Front
What P450 isozyme works on acetaminophen?
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ethanol and barbiturates
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Common inducers of cytochrome P450 include?
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membrane damage is done to the RER
Front
Lipid peroxidation would result in fatty liver if?
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diffuse necrosis (Zone 2 - in the middle))
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What kind of necrosis does isoniazid cause? (isoniazid is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis)
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accumulation of alcoholic hyaline in cells
Front
What are mallory bodies?
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hepatitis
Front
What is the disease associated with necrosis in the liver?
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cross-links made by acetaldehyde
Front
What causes the mallory bodies in the liver?
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Bcl-2
Front
What protein blocks apoptosis by preventing leakage of cytochrome C from the mitochondria?
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CCl4, ethanol, nitrosamines
Front
Acetaminophen (and anesthetics) metabolism results in what carcinogens or toxicants?
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Periportal necrosis (zone 1 - near portal vein)
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What kind of necrosis do metals cause?
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yes
Front
Is fatty liver reversible?
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hepatocytes around the central vein
Front
The highest level of activity of cytochrome p450 is?
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Bax
Front
What other protein does P53 protein induce?
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Catalase
Front
What metabolizes the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde in peroxisomes?
Back
1. microsomes
2. cytosol
3. peroxisomes
Front
What are the 3 major pathways of liver metabolism?
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phase I metabolism
Front
The hepatotoxicity of the chlorinated hydrocarbons, in particular carbon tetrachloride, results after the hydrocarbon undergoes _____________, resulting in free radical formation
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hepatitis
Front
Mallory bodies are associated with which liver disease?
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1. oxidation of bases
2. DNA crosslinks
3. DNA breaks
Front
Effects of reactive oxidative species on DNA include?
Back
It maintains structural integrity of cellular DNA. When DNA is damaged, the p53 protein goes from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. It then turns on the genes that lead to apoptosis.
Front
What does p53 protein do?
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Cyp2E1
Front
metabolism of the following drugs is induced by induction of what isozyme?
Carbon tetrachloride
Cocaine
Acetaminophen
Anesthetics
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centrilobular (Zone III) necrosis
Front
The common histopathologic pattern for hepatoxicity by free radical formation is?
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1. necrosis
2. fatty liver
Front
What can lipid peroxidation result in? (2 things)
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cytochrome p450 mixed function oxidase system
Front
A major site of drug and chemical metabolism is the ________________________ system in the liver
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centrilobular necrosis (zone 3 - near hepatic vein)
Front
What kind of necrosis do carbon tetrachloride, ethanol, and acetaminophen cause?
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3A4 - induced by herbal medicines (st.John's wort)
Front
What cytochrome p450 can accelerate catabolism of drugs (birth control pills, theophylline, anti-HIV therapy) and decrease their therapeutic effect?
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1. mitochondrial injury
2. depleted glutathione
3. excess ROS by ethanol metabolism
4. protein cross-links made by acetaldehyde
Front
What causes alcoholic hepatitis?
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accumulations of misfolded proteins - parkinsons.
Front
What are lewy bodies?
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when firbrosis hyperplastic nodules form on the liver
Front
Cirrhosis is what?
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1. metabolism of ethanol uses up all the NAD - and NAD is required for fatty oxidation
2. ethanol impairs microtubular function, limiting the secretion of lipoproteins
3. Increases expression of genes (SREBPs) leading to increased synthesis of triglycerides
Front
With too much alcohol, why does the liver become fatty?
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misfolded proteins in the brain
Front
Parkinson's, alzheimer's and even prions may be the result of?
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CYP2E1
Front
What metabolizes the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde in microsomes?
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ubiquitin
Front
________ is a heat shock protein that binds to damaged proteins and targets them to the proteasome complex for degradation.
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xenobiotics
Front
What do you call exogenous chemicals in the environment that enter the body through ingestion, skin contact or inhalation?
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1. peroxidation of plasma and intracellular membranes
2. Free radicals attack double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids
Front
Effects of reactive oxidative species on Lipids include?
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LD50 (measured in mg/kg)
Front
What is the classic measure of toxicity?
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acetaldehyde
Front
What is the intermediate product of ethanol metabolism?
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the products of lipid peroxidation are released
Front
Lipid peroxidation would result in necrosis if?
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glucorionidation and sulfation
Front
The major pathways of acetaminophen metabolism are?
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum in the liver
Front
The p450 system is located where?
Back
ADH
Front
What metabolizes the conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde in the cytosol?
Back
alcoholic hepatitis
Front
this disease is accompanied by fat accumulation,
fever, liver tenderness, jaundice, and necrosis of hepatocytes...what is it?
Back
portal vein, metals like iron are an example, they are absorbed in the GI tract and cause periportal injury
Front
Direct acting toxicants cause damage closest to what in the liver? What is an example?
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when misfolded proteins accumulate
Front
What is proteotoxicity?
Back
Section 4
(6 cards)
This injury is mediated by influx of neutrophils,
generation of reactive oxygen species, and
apoptosis of myocardial cells surrounding the
necrotic cells damaged by ischemia
Front
If blood flow is restored after myocardial cell death, reperfusion injury may occur. Why?
Back
to treat acetaminophen overdose
Front
What is N-Acetylcysteine used for? (NAC)
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glucocorionidation
Front
which of the major pathways of acetaminophen metabolism is weak in children??
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20-40 mins
Front
When someone has ischemia, how many minutes does it take until there is irreversible cell injury?