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1
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What is the mesenchyme?

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Loosely packed cells that lack polarity

Forms meshwork of ECM and allow cells to differentiate

2
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Where is the mesenchyme found in the skin?

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Dermis

3
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What does the skin mesenchyme form during differentiation ?

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Hair follicles

Blood vessels

4
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What cell sub-types form from the mesenchymal cells?

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Stromal 
Skin - fibroblasts and myofibroblasts
Myocytes 
Adipocytes 
Astrocytes
5
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What are the roles of the epithelial cells?

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Create a filtration barrier through its tight juncitons

Protects the skin from the environment and pathogens

Regulates exchange of nutrients and hormones between tissues and blood

6
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What are the characteristics of epithelial cells?

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Polarised - express different proteins on either side

7
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Where are epithelial cells forund?

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Lungs
Kidneys
Gut

8
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What happens when the epithelial cells become damaged?

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Triggers an inflammatory response

Activation of underlying cells

9
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What activates the differentiation of epithelial cells into myofibroblasts?

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TGFb. GFG, EFG and environmental factors like hypoxia

10
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What are the steps of Epithelial-mesenchymal transition?

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  1. Loose polarity and cell adhesion
  2. Become more migratory
  3. Loose expression of epithelial cell surface markers
  4. Gain expression of myofibroblast cell surface markers
11
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What tissues does Epithelial-mesenchymal transition form?

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Heart valves

Palette formation

12
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What diseases are associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition?

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Cancer
COPD
Lung fibrosis
CKD

13
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What activates endothelial-mesenchymal transition?

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Inflammatory chemokines, cytokines and environmental factors like hypoxia

IL 1b
TGFb
TNFa

14
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What are the steps of endothelial-mesenchymal transition?

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  1. Endothelial cell appearance changes to spindle-like
  2. Lose polarity and cell adhesion
  3. Become more migratory
  4. Lose endothelial surface markers
  5. Gain expression of mesenchymal proteins - collagen I and fibronectin
15
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What beneficial processes are endothelial-mesenchymal transition associated with?

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Forms heart cushions

Important mechanism for organ and tissue development

16
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What diseases are endothelial-mesenchymal transition associated with?

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Cancer
Pulmonary hypertension
Atherosclerosis
Inflammatory diseases

17
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What is the appearance of endothelial cells?

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Cobble-like arrangement

18
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What is the appearance of myofibroblasts?

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Spindle-like formation

19
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What other cells can transition into myofibroblasts?

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Pericytes

Fibroblasts