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Cellular AdaptationPROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)
PREPARED BY: MUHAMMAD ARIFF B. MAHDZUB
BACHELOR MEDICINE AND SURGERY (MBBS)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SHAHPUTRA, KUANTAN
• In cell biology and pathophysiology, cellular adaptation refers to changes made by a cell in response to adverse environmental changes.
• The adaptation may be physiologic(normal) or pathologic (abnormal). Five major types of adaptation include atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, dysplasia.
• Atrophy is a decrease in cell size. Entire organ will decrease in size.
• Thymus atrophy during early human development (childhood) is an example of physiologic atrophy.
• Skeletal muscle atrophy is a common pathologic adaptation to skeletal muscle disuse (commonly called "disuse atrophy).
• Hypertrophy is an increase in cell size. The heart and kidneys can undergo hypertrophy
• Hypertrophy involves an increase in intracellular protein rather than cytosol (intracellular fluid).
• An example of physiologic hypertrophy is in skeletal muscle with sustained weight bearing exercise.
• An example of pathologic hypertrophy is in cardiac muscle as a result of hypertension.
• Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells. It is the result of increased cell mitosis, or division.
• The two types of physiologic hyperplasia are compensatory and hormonal.
• It is common in epithelial cells of the epidermis and intestine, liver hepatocytes, bone marrow cells, and fibroblasts and prostate.
• It occurs to a lesser extent in bone, cartilage, and smooth muscle cells. Hormonal hyperplasia occurs mainly in organs that depend on estrogen.
• Dysplasia refers generally to abnormal changes in cellular shape, size, and/or organization.
• Dysplasia is not considered a true adaptation; rather, it is thought to be related to hyperplasia and is sometimes called "atypical hyperplasia."
• Dysplasia often occurs in cancerous cells, and it may be involved in the development of breast cancer.